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{component}   LP432695-7

Clinical   LP7787-7

Clinical terms not yet categorized   LP248771-0

Primary site Cancer   21855-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code21855-2
namePrimary site Cancer
descriptionCode for the primary site of the tumor being reported using either ICD-O-2 or ICD-O-3. NAACCR adopted ICD-O-2 as the standard coding system for tumors diagnosed beginning January 1, 1992. In addition, NAACCR recommended that tumors diagnosed prior to 1992 be converted to ICD-O-2. The topography (primary site) codes have not changed between ICD-O-2 and ICD-O-3... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentPrimary site
propertyAnat  =  Anatomy
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemCancer.XXX
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method

Additional Names

short namePrimary site Cancer

Basic Attributes

classTUMRRGT
type2  Clinical

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Panels

46438-8Cancer identification section Set NAACCR v.11
60498-3Cancer identification section Set NAACCR v.12

History/Usage

test rank16047 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Anatomy
CA
Misc
Miscellaneous
Nominal
Oncology
Other
 Point in time
Random
Spec
To be specified in another part of the message
TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR)
Unspecified

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