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Person with cancer—melanoma thickness (at diagnosis), total millimetres NNN.NN

Definition

The measured thickness of a melanoma in millimetres.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person with cancer—melanoma thickness (at diagnosis), total millimetres NNN.NN

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total millimetres NNN.NN ".
Data Type String
Format NNN.NN
Maximum character length 5
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Supplementary Values 999.99 Unknown

Comments

Guide for use:

The reporting standard for the thickness of melanoma is:

Primary cutaneous melanoma - the depth of penetration of tumour cells below the basal layer of the skin; measured to a precision of 0.01mm.

Size in millimetres - valid values are: 000.01 to 997.99

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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