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Person with cancer—lymphovascular invasion indicator, yes/no code N

Definition

An indicator of whether there is evidence of the invasion of cancer cells into blood vessels and/or the lymphatic system in the person with cancer, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person with cancer—lymphovascular invasion indicator, yes/no code N

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/no code N ".
Data Type Boolean
Format N
Maximum character length 1
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Yes
2 No

Comments

Guide for use:
An indicator of whether there is evidence of invasion of cancer cells into blood vessels and/or the lymphatic system. Lymphovascular involvement usually precedes spread to the lymph nodes and hence is a predictor of lymph node metastases, although its value as a prognostic indicator is related to cancer type.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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