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Framework that allows defining file formats (layouts) and use them to read and write data files.

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        2800
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        AJCC
        985 - 987
    


Description
Records the largest dimension or diameter of the
    primary tumor in millimeters.

Rationale
Tumor size at diagnosis is an independent prognostic indicator for many tumors and it is used by Collaborative Staging to derive some TNM-T codes.
Codes (See the most current version of the
    Collaborative Stage Data Collection System (http://cancerstaging.org),¹³ for rules and site-specific codes and coding structures.)