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National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
N CATEGORY (PATHOLOGICAL) is the same as attribute TNM CATEGORY.

N CATEGORY (PATHOLOGICAL) is the code, using a TNM CODING EDITION, which classifies the absence or presence and extent of regional Lymph Node metastases based on the evidence from a pathological examination during a Cancer Care Spell.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	N CATEGORIES (PATHOLOGICAL)
fullname	NODE CATEGORY (PATHOLOGICAL)