Clinically occult definition
Clinically occult means something cannot be detected by ordinary clinical means; it was not clinically apparent on exam (PE or imaging). Use of either codes 000 [No regional lymph node involvement] or 100 [One clinically occult (detected by SLN biopsy)] indicates there is no evidence of clinically apparent lymph nodes on exam. When a surgeon indicates the procedure includes a sentinel lymph node biopsy, do not use code 100 [One clinically occult (detected by SLN biopsy)] simply because the surgeon removes a sentinel lymph node if the pathology report indicates all nodes are negative. Instead, use code 000 [No regional lymph node involvement] for these cases. Only use code 100 [One clinically occult (detected by SLN biopsy)] if one sentinel lymph node removed was positive for metastasis and was not clinically apparent.
Examples of Clinically occult in a sentence
Results: Clinically occult cases were three, and palpable mass and bloody nipple discharge were manifested in three and two, respectively.