Definition
The date a medical practitioner confirms the diagnosis of a recurrent or metastatic cancer of the same histology.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPatient—diagnosis date
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Object ClassPatient
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PropertyDiagnosis date
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Value DomainDate DDMMYYYY
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Date DDMMYYYY ".Data Type | Date/Time |
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Format | DDMMYYYY |
Maximum character length | 8 |
Comments
Guide for use:
The term `recurrence' defines the return, reappearance or metastasis of cancer (of the same histology) after a disease free period.
Origin:
Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons
Comments:
This item is collected for determining the time interval from diagnosis to recurrence, from treatment to recurrence and from recurrence to death.
References
Commission on Cancer, Standards of the Commission on Cancer Registry Operations and Data Standards (ROADS) Volume II (1998)
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