CH_CRL (v0.2.0)
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The data item indicates the presence or absence of tumour cells in the walls of venous blood vessels, as noted microscopically by the pathologist. Venous invasion (Variable number: 4.15) in 'NATIONAL CANCER DATA DICTIONARY, V 1.1, Part A, BASIC VARIABLES for Adults, Adolescents, and Children' see Nationale Krebsregistrierungsstelle > Partner im Gesundheitswesen > Information, Grundlagen und Datenstruktur zum KRG.
This code system http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/CodeSystem/nkrs-venousinvasion defines the following codes:
| Code | Display | Definition |
| 0 | V0 | No venous invasion. |
| 1 | V1 | Microscopic venous invasion. |
| 2 | V2 | Macroscopic venous invasion. |
| 8 | VX | Venous invasion cannot be assessed. |