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Part of COSD pathology user guide v4.1.1

Sarcoma - Pathology

Pathology chapter on sarcoma data as part of the pathology user guide version 4.1.1

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Sarcoma - Pathology

This is the site specific section for additional sarcoma cancer specific data items to be recorded. These will be aligned within the schema to form a single report.


Bone

May be one occurrence per pathology report (0..1)

Data Item No

Data Item Name

Format

Schema Specification (M/R/O/X)

pSA11130

Extent of Local Spread (Bone)

an1

R

pSA11140

Tumour Necrosis

max n3

R

Extent Of Local Spread (Bone) [Tumour Breach Identifier]

For medullary tumours only. Does the tumour breach the cortex? The extent of local spread will determine whether the tumour is intracompartmental or extracompartmental.

National Code

National code definition

I

Intracompartmental

E

Extracompartmental

Tumour Necrosis

Approximate percentage of tumour necrosis in response to pre-operative therapy. Range 0 to 100


Soft Tissue

May be one occurrence per pathology report (0..1)

Data Item No

Data Item Name

Format

Schema Specification (M/R/O/X)

pSA11100

Tumour Depth

an1

R

pSA11220

Mitotic Rate (Sarcoma)

max n3

R

Tumour Depth

Record the deepest tissue compartment where the tumour is located.

National Code

National code definition

1

Intradermal/cutaneous

2

Subcutaneous

3

Fascial/subfascial

9

Not known

Mitotic Rate (Sarcoma)

Mitotic rate per 5mm squared. Also known as mitotic index and mitotic count. Component used to stage GISTs. Only applicable to GISTS.

Last edited: 5 January 2023 2:26 pm