Core biopsy
Glossary Item Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Glossary Item |
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Synonymous names:![]() | Biopsy core |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 598214 |
Registration status:![]() | Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Definition:![]() | A section of tissue that has been removed in a way that preserves the histological architecture of the tissue's cells. A core biopsy procedure may be used to remove a section of tissue directly from an individual, or biopsy cores may be taken from a larger section of tissue that has been surgically removed from an individual. Core biopsies are most commonly performed as a diagnostic test for cancerous conditions. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Cancer Australia |
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Relational attributes | |
Metadata items which use this glossary item:![]() | Biopsy core number Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—biopsy core, number N[NN] Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy length Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy length, total millimetres NN.N Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy tumour extent, percentage N[NNN] Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy tumour length, total millimetres NN.N Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—positive biopsy core, number N[NN] Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 Prostate cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health!, Standard 14/05/2015 |
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