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Enum: BasisOfDiagnosisCancer

This is the method used to confirm the cancer.

URI: cosd:BasisOfDiagnosisCancer

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
0 None Death certificate only (DCO): Information provided is from a death certificat...
1 None Clinical: Diagnosis made before death, but without any of the following codes
2 None Clinical Investigation: All diagnostic techniques, including X-ray, endoscopy...
4 None Specific tumour markers: Includes biochemical and/or immunological markers wh...
5 None Cytology: Examination of cells from a primary or secondary site, including fl...
6 None Histology of a metastasis
7 None Histology of a primary tumour
7.1 None Histology of the primary tumour: Histologic examination of tissue from the pr...
7.2 None Histology of a metastasis: No histology of the primary tumour
7.3 None Histology at autopsy: No histology before autopsy
8 None Cytogenetic and/or molecular testing: Detection of tumour-specific genetic ab...
9 None Unknown: No information on how the diagnosis has been made (e

Slots

Name Description
pp_cr0390_basis_of_diag_cancer This is the method used to confirm the cancer

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://health-informatics-uon.github.io/nuh-data/datasets/cosd

LinkML Source

name: BasisOfDiagnosisCancer
description: This is the method used to confirm the cancer.
from_schema: https://health-informatics-uon.github.io/nuh-data/datasets/cosd
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  '0':
    text: '0'
    description: 'Death certificate only (DCO): Information provided is from a death
      certificate'
  '1':
    text: '1'
    description: 'Clinical: Diagnosis made before death, but without any of the following
      codes'
  '2':
    text: '2'
    description: 'Clinical Investigation: All diagnostic techniques, including X-ray,
      endoscopy, imaging, ultrasound, exploratory surgery (such as laparotomy), and
      autopsy, without a tissue diagnosis'
  '4':
    text: '4'
    description: 'Specific tumour markers: Includes biochemical and/or immunological
      markers which are specific for a tumour site'
  '5':
    text: '5'
    description: 'Cytology: Examination of cells from a primary or secondary site,
      including fluids aspirated by endoscopy or needle; also includes the microscopic
      examination of peripheral blood and bone marrow aspirates, immunophenotyping
      by flow cytometry and a liquid biopsy in the absence of pathology'
  '6':
    text: '6'
    description: Histology of a metastasis
  '7':
    text: '7'
    description: Histology of a primary tumour
  '7.1':
    text: '7.1'
    description: 'Histology of the primary tumour: Histologic examination of tissue
      from the primary tumour, however obtained, including all cutting techniques
      and bone marrow biopsies'
  '7.2':
    text: '7.2'
    description: 'Histology of a metastasis: No histology of the primary tumour'
  '7.3':
    text: '7.3'
    description: 'Histology at autopsy: No histology before autopsy'
  '8':
    text: '8'
    description: 'Cytogenetic and/or molecular testing: Detection of tumour-specific
      genetic abnormalities or genetic changes in the tumour, including techniques
      such as karyotyping, FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization), PCR (polymerase
      chain reaction), DNA sequencing'
  '9':
    text: '9'
    description: 'Unknown: No information on how the diagnosis has been made (e.g.
      PAS or HISS record only)'