TUMOUR LOCATION (SURGICAL)

TUMOUR LOCATION (SURGICAL) is the surgically determined anatomical location of the Tumour or where the Tumour is centred.

Format / Length

an2

National Codes

Code Description

01

Frontal lobe

02

Temporal lobe

03

Parietal lobe

04

Occipital lobe

05

Pineal region

06

Hypothalamic

07

Basal ganglia/thalamic

08

Cerebellar

09

Midbrain

10

Pons

11

Medulla

12

Fourth ventricle

13

Third ventricle

14

Lateral ventricle

15

Parasagittal/parafalcine dura

16

Posterior fossa convexity dura

17

Convexity dura

18

Petrous temporal bone

19

Orbital roof

20

Skull vault

21

Scalp

22

Anterior cranial fossa

23

Middle cranial fossa

24

Orbital roof (Retired 1 April 2020)

25

Infratemporal fossa

26

Pterygopalatine fossa

27

Anterior clinoid dura

28

Sphenoid wing dura

29

Subfrontal dura

30

Suprasellar dura

31

Clival dura

32

Cavernous sinus

33

Cerebellopontine angle

34

Jugular bulb

35

Venous angle dura

36

Foramen magnum

37

Cervical intramedullary

38

Cervical intradural

39

Cervical extradural

40

Cervical bony

41

Thoracic intramedullary

42

Thoracic intradural

43

Thoracic extradural

44

Thoracic bony

45

Lumbar intramedullary

46

Lumbar intradural

47

Lumbar extradural

48

Lumbar bony

98

Other (not listed)

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Plural TUMOUR LOCATIONS (SURGICAL)