tumour_morphology_icd_o #

The concept we in STRONG AYA refer to as “tumour_morphology_icd_o” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C176985.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Histology ICD-O Morphology Code” and is defined as “Codes for the histologic type of the tumor being reported using ICD-O.”

tumour_morphology_icd_o values #

In STRONG AYA, this concept is recorded as “missing_or_unspecified”.

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “missing_or_unspecified” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C54031.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Missing” and is defined as “Not existing; not able to be found.”

tumour_morphology_icd_o unit #

In STRONG AYA, “tumour_morphology_icd_o” is recorded in “ICD-O” and this is associated with shortcode ncit:C37978.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “International Classification of Diseases for Oncology” and is defined as “The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology has been used for nearly 25 years as a tool for coding diagnoses of neoplasms in tumor and cancer registrars and in pathology laboratories. ICD-O is a dual classification with coding systems for both topography and morphology. The topography code describes the site of origin of the neoplasm. The morphology code describes the characteristics of the tumor itself, including its cell type and biologic activity. (from Amazon.com)”