Person with cancer—extent of primary cancer, TNM stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 8th ed) code X[XX]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Cancer staging—TNM stage grouping code |
METEOR identifier: | 719703 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 16/01/2020 |
Definition: | The anatomical extent of disease in a person with cancer based on the previously coded T, N and M stage categories, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—extent of primary cancer |
Value Domain: | TNM stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 8th ed) code X[XX] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Classification scheme: | Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours 8th edition | |
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Representation class: | Code | |
Data type: | String | |
Format: | X[XX] | |
Maximum character length: | 3 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Supplementary values: | 997 | Not applicable |
998 | Unknown | |
999 | Not stated/inadequately described |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record the extent of the primary cancer at the time of diagnosis of the cancer. TNM staging applies to solid tumours excluding brain tumours. The current edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual provides an equivalent and alternative source of TNM stage grouping codes. Stage groupings using classification systems other than the TNM classification system are recorded separately. |
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Collection methods: | This information should be obtained from the patient's medical record. |
Comments: | Cancer stage is an important determinant of treatment and prognosis, and is used to evaluate new treatments and analyse outcomes. Survival analysis is adjusted by stage at diagnosis and distribution of cancer cases by type and stage. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
Reference documents: | Brierley J, Gospodarowicz MK, Wittekind C (Editors) 2016. Union for International Cancer Control (UICC): TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 8th edition. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell American Joint Committee on Cancer 2016. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition. New York: Springer American College of Surgeons 2016. Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS), 2016 revision. Chicago: Commission on Cancer |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Person with cancer—extent of primary cancer, TNM stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th ed) code X[XX] Health!, Superseded 16/01/2020 See also Cancer staging—staging basis of cancer, code A Health!, Standard 07/12/2011 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster Health!, Superseded 05/02/2021 DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage. Bowel cancer diagnosed cluster Health!, Standard 05/02/2021 DSS specific information: The data element is used to derive a value describing the patient's colorectal cancer clinico-pathological stage. |