Person with cancer—solid tumour size (at diagnosis), total millimetres NNN

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Tumour size at diagnosis (solid tumours)

METeOR identifier:

270184

Registration status:

Health, Superseded 06/03/2009

Definition:

The largest dimension of a solid tumour, measured in millimetres.

Data Element Concept:

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Total

Data type:

String

Format:

NNN

Maximum character length:

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
999	Unknown

Unit of measure:

Millimetre (mm)

Guide for use:

Size in millimetres with valid values 001 to 997.

Guide for use:

The reporting standard for the size of solid tumours is:

Breast cancer or other solid neoplasms - the largest tumour dimension, measured to a precision of 1mm.

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

DSS specific attributes +
*Information specific to this data set:* This is used to measure the diameter of the largest dimension of breast cancers and other solid neoplasms for patient management, population cancer statistics and research.

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 06/03/2009

DSS specific attributes +
*Information specific to this data set:* This is used to measure the diameter of the largest dimension of breast cancers and other solid neoplasms for patient management, population cancer statistics and research.