Cancer staging—staging basis of cancer, code A

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Staging basis of cancer

METeOR identifier:

296981

Registration status:

Health, Standard 04/06/2004

Definition:

The timing and evidence for T, N and M cancer stage values, as represented by a code.

Data Element Concept:

Cancer staging—staging basis of cancer

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

String

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
P	Pathological
C	Clinical

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE P Pathological

Pathological stage is based on histological evidence acquired before treatment, supplemented or modified by additional evidence acquired from surgery and from pathological examination.

CODE C Clinical

Clinical stage is based on evidence obtained prior to treatment from physical examination, imaging, endoscopy, biopsy, surgical exploration or other relevant examinations.

Refer to the latest edition of the UICC reference manual TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours for coding rules.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Collection methods:

From information provided by the treating doctor and recorded on the patient's medical record.

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 06/03/2009

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

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Standardisation pending 05/12/2009