59526-4

LOINC code 59526-4 identifies "Derived American Joint Committee on Cancer-7 stage group". This data item belongs to the Collaborative Stage (CS) Data Collection System. The Collaborative Stage Data Collection System is based on the <i>AJCC Cancer Staging Manual</i>, 6th and 7th editions. AJCC T, N, M plus descriptors and AJCC staging components are composed of combinations of characters, numbers, and/or special characters and can be of varying lengths. To more easily handle these components a numeric code was assigned to each unique category for each T, N, M plus descriptors and AJCC stage for 6th and 7th editions. This field contains the numeric representation for the AJCC 7th edition "Stage Group"and is derived from CS coded fields using the CS algorithm. This numeric representation is referred to as the "storage"code and its associated label is referred to as the "display"code. Explanations of the "storage"codes and their corresponding "display"codes can be found in See the most current version of the <i>Collaborative Stage Data Collection System Manual and Coding Instructions</i> (http://cancerstaging.org/cstage/manuals.html)¹³ The display code should be used for display on the screen and in reports. Effective for cases diagnosed 2010+... NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 12

This code measures Derived American Joint Committee on Cancer-7 stage group in Cancer.XXX. It belongs to the TUMRRGT class in the LOINC classification.

LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) is a universal standard for identifying laboratory and clinical observations. It is maintained by the Regenstrief Institute and used worldwide for health data exchange.