Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Tumour outside primary site indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 545382 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether there is macroscopic evidence of a tumour outside of the primary site of cancer in a person with cancer, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—tumour outside primary site indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is not for use in primary data collections. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record whether there is evidence of macroscopic tumour outside of the primary site of cancer for both patients treated initially with surgery and non-surgical cases. In non-surgical cases, the extent of tumour outside the primary site may be assessed by imaging, for example using a CT scan, or diagnostic procedure, for example an ultrasound guided core biopsy. |
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Collection methods: | Collect from pathology reports or patient medical records. |
Comments: | Although tumour size outside the primary site is not used in the staging process, it is a prognostic factor. |
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 Cancer Australia Project Working Group, 2010 |
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Gynaecological cancer (clinical) DSS Health!, Superseded 14/05/2015 Gynaecological cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 |