Person with cancer—molecular pathology test date, DDMMYYYY
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Molecular pathology test date |
| Synonymous names: | Molecular pathology date |
| METEOR identifier: | 506791 |
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| Definition: | The date on which a molecular pathology test was performed to characterise a person's cancer, expressed as DDMMYYYY. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—molecular pathology test date |
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| Representation class: | Date | ||||||
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| Data type: | Date/Time | ||||||
| Format: | DDMMYYYY | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 8 | ||||||
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| Guide for use: | Record the date that molecular pathology testing occurred. This is the date that testing took place, not the date that the sample was collected. This item should be collected for people with cancer where pathology data is available. | ||||||
| Collection methods: | This information should be sought from the patient's pathology report or a pathology database. | ||||||
| Comments: | Collected to identify the amount and timing of molecular testing. The presence of genetic or molecular abnormalities may be of clinical significance and influence treatment decisions. | ||||||
Source and reference attributes | |||||||
| Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia | ||||||
| Reference documents: | Royal 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 | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | See also Person with cancer—lung cancer molecular pathology test results, code N[N]
See also Person with cancer—molecular pathology indicator, yes/no/unknown code N
See also Person with cancer—molecular pathology test results, (other) code X[X(19)]
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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