Cancer treatment—post-initial surgery residual tumour size category, code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Tumour residual post-surgery size category |
| METEOR identifier: | 424302 |
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| 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 |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | This code outlines categories for the largest diameter of tumour residual implants after cancer treatment. | ||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||||
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