GRADE OF DIFFERENTIATION

The assessment of the grade of differentiation of a Tumour expressed as the extent to which the Tumour resembles the normal TISSUE at that site during 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:

G1Well differentiated
G2Moderately differentiated
G3Poorly differentiated
G4Undifferentiated / anaplastic
 

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pluralGRADES OF DIFFERENTIATION