Cancer treatment—residual (R) tumour indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Residual tumour indicator
METEOR identifier:	430267
Registration status:	Health, Standard 08/05/2014
Definition:	An indicator of whether residual tumour is present after the course of treatment for cancer, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Cancer treatment—residual (R) tumour indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Boolean

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Record the presence of residual tumour on completion of the course of treatment for cancer.

In some cases treated with surgery and/or neoadjuvant therapy, residual tumour will be present at the primary site after treatment because of incomplete resection or local and regional disease extending beyond the scope of resection.

Collection methods:

This information should be sought from the patient's medical record, referral letters or attending medical clinician.

Comments:

The presence of residual tumour may indicate the effect of treatment, influence further treatment decisions, and be a strong predictor of prognosis.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

Cancer Australia

Reference documents:

American Joint Committee on Cancer 2010. AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 7^th edition. Springer: New York

Relational attributes

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

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