Core biopsy

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
Synonymous names:	Biopsy core
METEOR identifier:	598214
Registration status:	Health, Standard 14/05/2015
Definition:	A section of tissue that has been removed in a way that preserves the histological architecture of the tissue's cells. A core biopsy procedure may be used to remove a section of tissue directly from an individual, or biopsy cores may be taken from a larger section of tissue that has been surgically removed from an individual. Core biopsies are most commonly performed as a diagnostic test for cancerous conditions.

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Cancer Australia
Relational attributes
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Biopsy core number Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—biopsy core, number N[NN] Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy length Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy length, total millimetres NN.N Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy tumour extent, percentage N[NNN] Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—core biopsy tumour length, total millimetres NN.N Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Person with cancer—positive biopsy core, number N[NN] Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Prostate cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015