The nature of the specimen taken during a Clinical Investigation in a Cancer Care Spell.
Note: This item does not adhere to NHS England Data Design Principles but cannot be changed for this version of the data set as it is included in the Royal College of Pathologists data set only. It should not be used in any other data set until the Data Design Principles are met.
National Codes:
| 1 | Primary Tumour |
| 2 | Further excision of primary Tumour |
| 3 | Recurrence (Retired 1 January 2013) |
| 4 | Regional Lymph Nodes |
| 5 | Metastatic site other than regional Lymph Nodes |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| formerly | SPECIMEN NATURE |
| plural | CANCER SPECIMEN NATURES |