Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Tumour residual post-surgery size category |
METEOR identifier: | 424302 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Definition: | The size of the residual tumour remaining after the initial surgery for cancer treatment, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Cancer treatment—post-initial surgery residual tumour size |
Value Domain: | Residual tumour size category code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This code outlines categories for the largest diameter of tumour residual implants after cancer treatment. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record the size of the largest tumour residual remaining after the initial surgery for cancer treatment. The tumour residual size is the diameter of largest residual implants remaining after surgery. |
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Collection methods: | Collect from patient medical records. |
Comments: | The residual tumour size after the initial surgery is a prognostic indicator that will impact later treatment pathways. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
Reference documents: | Pecorelli, S. 25th Annual Report on the Results of Treatment in Gynecological Cancer. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2003, 83(Supp 1): 1-230. |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Gynaecological cancer (clinical) DSS Health!, Superseded 14/05/2015 Conditional obligation: This data element is to be recorded then the data element Cancer treatment—residual (R) tumour indicator, yes/no code N indicates the presence of residual tumour after surgery. Gynaecological cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Conditional obligation: This data element is to be recorded then the data element Cancer treatment—residual (R) tumour indicator, yes/no code N indicates the presence of residual tumour after surgery. |