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Definition
The histological classification of the cancer tissue (histopathological type) and a description of the course of development that a tumour is likely to take: benign or malignant (behaviour), as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptPerson with cancer—morphology of cancer
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Object ClassPerson with cancer
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PropertyMorphology of cancer
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Value DomainMorphology of cancer code (ICDO-3) NNNN/N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Morphology of cancer code (ICDO-3) NNNN/N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | NNNN/N |
| Maximum character length | 5 |
Comments
Origin:
World Health Organization
New South Wales Health Department
State and Territory Cancer Registries
References
New South Wales Inpatient Statistics Collection Manual, 2000/2001
Esteban D, Whelan S, Laudico A and Parkin DM editors. International Agency for Research on Cancer World Health Organization and International Association of Cancer Registries: Manual for cancer registry personnel. IARC Technical Report No 10. Lyon: IARC,1995
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