LOINC Code 81174-5: Tumor type Macroscopy Ql (Stomach cancer)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Tumor type. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Stomach cancer.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: Macroscopy

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Tumor type in Stomach cancer by Macroscopy
• Tumor type
• The macroscopic growth pattern is used to classify the tumor type. Early gastric cancer growth patterns are classified using criteria similar to those used in endoscopy, including protruded (Type 0-I), elevated (Type 0-IIa), flat (Type 0-IIb), depressed (Type 0-IIc) or excavated (Type 0-III). Depressed type has a higher risk for increased stage and lymphatic invasion.
• CA; Gastric cancer; Gastric Cancers; Ordinal; PATHOLOGY; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Tumor-infiltrating immune cells; Typ; Urothelial carcinoma

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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