Person with cancer—lung cancer immunohistochemistry type, code N[N]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Lung cancer immunohistochemistry |
METEOR identifier: | 433027 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Definition: | The type of immunohistochemistry stains used to assist in the identification of abnormal cells and hence the diagnosis of a person with cancer, as represented by a code. |
Context: | This should be collected for people with cancer where pathology data is available. |
Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—immunohistochemistry type |
Value Domain: | Lung cancer immunohistochemistry type code N[N] |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record each immunohistochemical profile obtained to assist in the diagnosis of cancer. When "other" is recorded, record the immunohistochemistry stain in text in Person with cancer—immunohistochemistry type, text X[49]. |
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Collection methods: | This information should be sought from the patient's medical record and may be included as a supplementary report in the original pathology report, or a stand-alone pathology report if a different laboratory performs the test. |
Comments: | Immunohistochemistry may be helpful in some instances for precise histological subclassification of the tumour and the exclusion of metastasis. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Person with cancer—immunohistochemistry type, text X[X(49)] Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Lung cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 14/05/2015 Conditional obligation: Conditional on immunohistochemistry testing being completed. Lung cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 Conditional obligation: Conditional on immunohistochemistry testing being completed. |
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