Tumor Tissue Histologic Grade Cellular Differentiation AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 7th Edition Category

General Details:

Name:
Tumor Tissue Histologic Grade Cellular Differentiation AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 7th Edition Category
Steward:
NCI
Definition:
The histologic grade according to the AJCC 7th Edition grading system assigned to the slide.
Registration Status:
Retired

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
G2 (Moderately differentiated) Moderately Differentiated C14162 NCI Thesaurus Describes tumor cells that have lost some of the appearance of normal cells. They tend to grow and spread at a faster rate than well differentiated tumor cells.
G3 (Poorly differentiated) Poorly Differentiated C14167 NCI Thesaurus Describes tumor cells that generally have lost most of the appearance of normal cells. They tend to grow and spread.
G4 (Undifferentiated/anaplastic) Undifferentiated C14176 NCI Thesaurus A term used to describe cells or tissues that do not have specialized ("mature") structures or functions. Undifferentiated cancer cells often grow and spread quickly.
GX (Grade cannot be assessed) Grade X C113730 NCI Thesaurus A morphologic qualifier indicating that the grade of a neoplasm cannot be assessed.

Designations:

Designation:
Tumor Tissue Histologic Grade Cellular Differentiation AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 7th Edition Category
Tags:
Long Name
Designation:
Histologic Grade (AJCC 7th Edition)
Tags:
Preferred Question Text

Designations:

Definition:
The histologic grade according to the AJCC 7th Edition grading system assigned to the slide.
Tags:
Long Name
Definition:
Histologic Grade (AJCC 7th Ed
Tags:
Preferred Question Text

Properties:

Key:
caDSR_Context
Value:
BBRB
Key:
caDSR_Short_Name
Value:
CELL_DIFF_AJCC7_CAT

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
XyVPdxxpLG
Version:
1
Source:
caDSR
Id:
5424672
Version:
1