Person with cancer—laterality of primary cancer, code [N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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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Registration status: | Health, Superseded 07/12/2011 |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 attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Person with cancer—laterality of primary cancer |
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METEOR identifier: | 269644 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | Laterality describes which side of a paired organ is the origin of the primary cancer. Each side of a paired organ is considered separately and described as lateral when occurring unless a physician determines that it is bilateral. A paired organ is one in which there are two separate organs of the same kind, one on either side of the body (e.g. kidney, breast, ovary, testis and lung). |
Context: | This information is collected for the purpose of differentiating the site of the primary cancer. For example, a woman may present with a primary cancer in the left breast. She may return at a later stage with a new primary cancer in the right breast. |
Object class: | Person with cancer |
Property: | Laterality of primary cancer |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Laterality code A |
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METEOR identifier: | 270754 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
Definition: | A code set representing laterality. |
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. |
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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: | Has been superseded by Person with cancer—laterality of primary cancer, code A Health, Standard 07/12/2011 Is re-engineered from Laterality of primary cancer, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.4 KB) No registration status |
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 |