International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics cancer staging system
Classification Scheme Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Classification Scheme |
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| Synonymous names: | FIGO cancer staging system |
| METEOR identifier: | 531364 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |
| Definition: | The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics cancer staging system is an international system for coding gynaecological cancer, including cervical, endometrial, ovarian and vulval cancer. This system was developed by International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in 1958, and most recently updated in 2009. The two purposes of this system are to allow for comparison of patient treatment and outcomes across both treatment centres and population groups, and to divide patients into prognostic groups. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
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| Reference documents: | Mutch, D G 2009. The new FIGO staging system for cancers of the vulva, cervix, endometrium and sarcomas. Gynecologic Oncology 115:325–328. Viewed 12 July 2013, http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/20406181/1805956361/name/ |
Relational attributes | |
| Value Domains based on this classification scheme: | Cervical cancer staging (FIGO) code N[N] Health, Standard 08/05/2014 Endometrial cancer staging (FIGO) code N[N] Health, Standard 08/05/2014 Ovarian cancer staging (FIGO) code N[N] Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |