LOINC Code 84902-6: Extraprostatic extension site Nom (Prostate tumor)

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 Extraprostatic extension site. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Prostate tumor.

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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Extraprostatic extension site [Anatomy] of Prostate tumor
• Extraprostatic extension site
• The location of extraprostatic extension (EPE), if present. EPE is defined as the extension of tumor beyond the confines of the gland into the periprostatic soft tissue. The locations include apical, bladder neck, anterior, lateral, postero-lateral, and posterior. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Prostate Cancer (Radical Prostatectomy) Structured Reporting Protocol (2nd Edition, 2014) developed by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) for structured reporting of prostate cancer.
• Anatomy; Cancer; EXT; Extraprostatic ext site; Nominal; Pathology; Point in time; Prost; Prostatic; PrT; Random; tumors; tumour; tumours

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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