A classification which identifies the nature of the specimen reported on a PATHOLOGY LAB INVESTIGATION RESULT ITEM.
National Codes:
1 | Primary tumour |
2 | Re-excision of primary tumour |
3 | Recurrence |
4 | Nodes |
5 | Metastatic site other than nodes |
9 | Not known |
References:
National Cancer Data Set Version 1.3_ISB October 2002
This attribute is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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plural | SPECIMEN NATURES |