MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN)
 Related DDCN/DSCN/ISN
Description Where Used Attribute

Format/Length:an1
National Codes:See MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE
Default Codes:8 - Not Applicable (Specimen does not have a circumferential margin)
 9 - Not Known (Not Recorded)

Notes:
MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN) is the same as attribute MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE.

MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN) identifies whether the circumferential margin is involved (the edge of the Tumour is 1 mm or less from the circumferential resection margin) 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.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralMARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODES (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN)