Breslow thickness [Length] of Skin melanoma   92839-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code92839-0
nameBreslow thickness [Length] of Skin melanoma
descriptionThe thickness of the melanoma measured from the skin surface to the deepest point of invasion, as measured perpendicular to the skin surface. [PMID: 5477666]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBreslow thickness
propertyLen  =  Length
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.
systemSkin melanoma
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method

Additional Names

short nameBreslow thickness Mel

Basic Attributes

classPATH
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitsmm
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitmm

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.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.72
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Breslow depth
Dermatologic
Epidermis
Integument
Length
Pathology
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Skn
Thick

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