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Person with cancer—molecular pathology indicator, yes/no/unknown code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termMolecular pathology indicator
Synonymous names:Help on this termMolecular pathology
METEOR identifier:Help on this term435150
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 08/05/2014
Definition:Help on this termAn indicator of whether molecular pathology testing was performed to characterise a person's cancer, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Person with cancer—molecular pathology indicator

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Yes
2No
Supplementary values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
8Unknown

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this termRecord whether or not molecular testing was performed on the biospecimen sample of a person with cancer. This should be collected for people with cancer where pathology data is available.
Collection methods:Help on this termThis information should be sought from the patient's pathology report or a pathology database.
Comments:Help on this termCollected to identify the number of patients who undergo molecular testing. The presence of genetic or molecular abnormalities may be of clinical significance and influence treatment decisions.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termCancer Australia
Reference documents:Help on this termRoyal College of Pathologists of Australasia 2010. Lung cancer structured reporting protocol. 1st Edition (Version 1.0). Surry Hills, NSW: Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
See also Person with cancer—lung cancer molecular pathology test results, code N[N]
  • Health, Standard 08/05/2014
See also Person with cancer—molecular pathology test date, DDMMYYYY
  • Health, Standard 08/05/2014
See also Person with cancer—molecular pathology test results, (other) code X[X(19)]
  • Health, Standard 08/05/2014
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
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Lung cancer (clinical) DSSHealth, Superseded 14/05/2015

Lung cancer (clinical) NBPDSHealth, Standard 14/05/2015

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