Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Lymphovascular invasion indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 519212 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether there is evidence of the invasion of cancer cells into blood vessels and/or the lymphatic system in the person with cancer, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—lymphovascular invasion indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Boolean | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | An indicator of whether there is evidence of invasion of cancer cells into blood vessels and/or the lymphatic system. Lymphovascular involvement usually precedes spread to the lymph nodes and hence is a predictor of lymph node metastases, although its value as a prognostic indicator is related to cancer type. |
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Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Gynaecological cancer (clinical) DSS Health!, Superseded 14/05/2015 Gynaecological cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Lung cancer (clinical) DSS Health!, Superseded 14/05/2015 Lung cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 |