Cancer treatment—post-initial surgery residual tumour size category, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Tumour residual post-surgery size category |
| METEOR identifier: | 424302 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |
| Definition: | The size of the residual tumour remaining after the initial surgery for cancer treatment, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Cancer treatment—post-initial surgery residual tumour size |
| Value Domain: | Residual tumour size category code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Microscopic but no macroscopic residual disease |
| 2 | Residual tumour less than 0.5 cm | |
| 3 | Residual tumour between 0.5 cm and less than 1 cm | |
| 4 | Residual tumour between 1 cm and 2 cm | |
| 5 | Residual tumour greater than 2 cm | |
| Supplementary values: | 7 | Not applicable |
| 8 | Unknown/unable to be assessed | |
| 9 | Not stated/inadequately described | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | This code outlines categories for the largest diameter of tumour residual implants after cancer treatment. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
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| Reference documents: | Pecorelli, S. 25th Annual Report on the Results of Treatment in Gynecological Cancer. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2003, 83(Supp 1): 1-230. |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | Record the size of the largest tumour residual remaining after the initial surgery for cancer treatment. The tumour residual size is the diameter of largest residual implants remaining after surgery. |
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| Collection methods: | Collect from patient medical records. |
| Comments: | The residual tumour size after the initial surgery is a prognostic indicator that will impact later treatment pathways. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
| Reference documents: | Pecorelli, S. 25th Annual Report on the Results of Treatment in Gynecological Cancer. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2003, 83(Supp 1): 1-230. |
Relational attributes | |
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