An indication of whether there is evidence of invasion of metastatic Tumour outside the capsule of a Lymph Node and the size of the invasion, during a Head and Neck 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 | Present: size not stated |
| 2 | Absent |
| 4 | Present: less than or equal to 2mm |
| 5 | Present: greater than 2mm |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | EXTRACAPSULAR SPREAD INDICATION CODES |