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Person with cancer—laterality of primary cancer, code [N]

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Laterality of primary cancer

METeOR identifier:

270177

Registration status:

Health, Superseded 07/12/2011

Definition:

The side of a paired organ that is the origin of the primary cancer, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Person with cancer—laterality of primary cancer

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
R	Right
L	Left
B	Bilateral

Supplementary values:

N	Not applicable
U	Unknown

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

The valid International Classification of Diseases for Oncology values for the variable are provided in the list below:

Right

Origin of primary site is on the right side of a paired organ.

Left

Origin of primary site is on the left side of a paired organ.

Paired organs are: Breast (C50), Lung (C34), Kidney (C64), Ovary (C56), Eyes (C69), Arms (C76.4, C44.6, C49.1, C47.1, C40.0, C77.3, ), Legs (C76.5, C44.7, C49.2, C47.2, C40.2, C77.4), Ears (C44.2, C49.0, C30.1), Testicles (C62), Parathyroid glands (C75.0), Adrenal glands (C74.9, C74.0, C74.1), Tonsils (C09.9, C02.4, C11.1, C09.0, C09.1, C03.9), Ureter (C66.9), Carotid body (C75.4), Vas deferens (C63.1), Optic nerve (C72.3)

Bilateral

Includes organs that are bilateral as a single primary (e.g. bilateral retinoblastoma (M9510/3, C69.2), (M9511/3, C69.2), (M9512/3, C69.2), (C69.6, C48.0), bilateral Wilms tumours (C64.9, M8960/3)) Note: Bilateral cancers are very rare.

Unknown

It is unknown whether, for a paired organ the origin of the cancer was on the left or right side of the body.

Collection methods:

This information should be obtained from the patient's pathology report, the patient's medical record, or the patient's medical practitioner/nursing staff.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:

World Health Organization

Reference documents:

Percy C, Van Holten V, Muir C (eds). International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 2nd edition. Geneva: WHO, 1990

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Supersedes Laterality of primary cancer, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.4 KB)

Has been superseded by Person with cancer—laterality of primary cancer, code [N] Health, Standard 07/12/2011

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Breast cancer (Cancer registries) DSS Health, Superseded 01/09/2012

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 06/03/2009

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 22/12/2009

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2011