Person with cancer—number of positive regional lymph nodes, total N[N]
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Regional lymph nodes positive |
| METEOR identifier: | 415959 |
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| Definition: | The total number of regional lymph nodes reported to contain tumour in a person with cancer. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—number of positive regional lymph nodes |
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| Representation class: | Total | ||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||
| Format: | N[N] | ||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | A list of which lymph nodes are defined as regional lymph nodes for each cancer site may be found in the current edition of the TNM Classification of Tumours, UICC (International Union Against Cancer) and the AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) Cancer Staging Manual. The number includes all positive nodes regardless of whether they were removed and examined at a single or multiple procedures. For example, for breast cancer, record the sum of positive nodes detected in node sampling/sentinel node biopsy and those removed at axillary clearance. | ||||||||||
| Collection methods: | The information should be obtained from the patient's medical record. For cancer registries, collection of this data item should only be from notification and pathology reports relating to initial diagnosis and not for recurrent or metastatic disease. | ||||||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||||||
| Origin: | Australian Cancer Network Commission on Cancer American College of Surgeons | ||||||||||
| Reference documents: | American College of Surgeons 1998. Standards of the Commission on Cancer: Registry Operations and Data Standards (ROADS), Volume II, Commission on Cancer American Joint Committee on Cancer 2010. AJCC Staging Manual, 7th edition. New York: Springer Australian Cancer Network 2001. The pathology reporting of breast cancer: A guide for pathologists, surgeons and radiologists, 2nd Edition. Sydney: Australian Cancer Network Johnson CH & Adamo M (Editors) 2007. SEER Program Coding and Staging Manual 2007, MD 2008 revision. Bethesda: National Cancer Institute, NIH Publication number 07-5581 Sobin LH, Gospodarowicz MK, Wittekind C (Editors) 2009. International Union Against Cancer (UICC): TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours, 7th edition. Wiley-Blackwell | ||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | See also Number of regional lymph nodes examined
Supersedes Person with cancer—number of positive regional lymph nodes, total N[N]
See also Person with cancer—number of regional lymph nodes examined, total N[N]
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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