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Person with cancer—lung cancer immunohistochemistry type, code N[N]

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.

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Person with cancer—lung cancer immunohistochemistry type, code N[N]

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Lung cancer immunohistochemistry type code N[N] ".
Data Type Number
Format N[N]
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values 1 Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1)
2 Cytokeratin 5 (CK5)
3 Cytokeratin 6 (CK6)
4 Cytokeratin 7 (CK7)
5 Cytokeratin 20 (CK20)
6 p53-related transcription factor p63 (p63)
7 Napsin
88 Other
Supplementary Values 97 Not applicable-immunohistochemical staining not performed
98 Unknown if imunohistochemistry performed
99 Immunohistochemistry performed but stains not stated/inadequately described

Comments

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].

Context:
This should be collected for people with cancer where pathology data is available.

Comments:
Immunohistochemistry may be helpful in some instances for precise histological subclassification of the tumour and the exclusion of metastasis.

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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