m #

The concept we in BEACH refer to as “m” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C48883.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Generic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding” and is defined as “A finding about one or more characteristics of cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.”

m values #

In BEACH, this concept is recorded as “Mx”, “M0”, “M1”, “M1a”, “M1b”, “M1c” and “missing_or_unspecified”.

The value we in BEACH refer to as “Mx” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C48704.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “MX TNM Finding” and is defined as “A distant metastasis TNM finding indicating that the status of distant metastasis cannot be assessed.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “M0” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C48699.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “M0 TNM Finding” and is defined as “A distant metastasis TNM finding indicating that there is no evidence of distant metastasis.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “M1” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C48700.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “M1 TNM Finding” and is defined as “A clinical and/or pathologic distant metastasis TNM finding indicating the spread of cancer to distant anatomic sites.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “M1a” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C48701.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “M1a TNM Finding” and is defined as “A TNM finding indicating the spread of cancer to distant anatomic sites. The definition of M1a TNM finding depends on the specific type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for colorectal cancer it refers to metastasis confined to one organ or site (e.g., liver, lung, ovary, nonregional node); for prostate cancer it refers to metastasis to non-regional lymph node(s); for bone cancer it refers to metastasis to the lung.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “M1b” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C48702.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “M1b TNM Finding” and is defined as “A TNM finding indicating the spread of cancer to distant anatomic sites. The definition of M1b TNM finding depends on the specific type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for colorectal cancer it refers to metastases in more than one organ/site or the peritoneum; for prostate cancer it refers to metastasis to bone(s); for bone cancer it refers to metastasis to distant sites other than lung.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “M1c” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C48703.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “M1c TNM Finding” and is defined as “A TNM finding indicating the spread of cancer to distant anatomic sites. The definition of M1c TNM finding depends on the specific type of cancer that it refers to; for example, for prostate cancer it refers to metastasis to anatomic site(s) other than bone, with or without bone disease; for retinoblastoma it refers to central nervous system metastasis; for melanoma of the uvea it refers to distant metastasis, with the largest diameter of the largest metastasis measuring 8.0 cm or more.”

The value we in BEACH refer to as “missing_or_unspecified” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C54031.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Missing” and is defined as “Not existing; not able to be found.”