Cancer staging—staging basis of cancer, code A
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Staging basis of cancer |
| METEOR identifier: | 296981 |
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| 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 |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
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| Data type: | String | ||||||
| Format: | A | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | ||||||
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| Collection methods: | From information provided by the treating doctor and recorded on the patient's medical record. | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Cancer staging—staging basis of cancer, code A
See also Person with cancer—distant metastasis status, M stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th ed) code X[XX]
See also Person with cancer—extent of primary cancer, TNM stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th ed) code X[XX]
See also Person with cancer—primary tumour status, T stage (UICC TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th ed) code X[XXX]
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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