Data Dictionary

Obligation Required for completeness Data field type Radio buttons Data field options Left Right Unknown How to answer Select whether the principal tumour is located in the left or right breast. In the case of bilateral synchronous cancer, enter each breast as a separate episode. [...] Required for completeness11 Data field type Radio buttons Data field options Yes No How to answer The clinical diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer NEOADJUVANT THERAPY Shown if: Diagnosis: Invasive/DCIS/LCIS = ‘Invasive’ Were neoadjuvant therapies performed Definition Did the patient undergo the administration of therapy prior to surgery or any definitive treatment Obligation [...] Number of lymph nodes examined Definition The total number of surgically excised axillary nodes examined histopathologically, including those excised by sentinel node biopsy. Obligation Required for completeness Data field type Numerical (free text) Data field options 0-39 How to answer As recorded in the pathology report. [...] Number of positive lymph nodes Definition The total number of malignant or positive axillary nodes Obligation Required for completeness Data field type Numerical (free text) Data field options 0 - 39 How to answer As recorded in the pathology report. [...] DCIS Tumour: Distance to closest vertical margin Definition The distance of the DCIS component from the closest vertical margin Obligation Shown if: Pathological invasive tumor size > 0 Required for completeness Data field type Drop down selection Data field options 0mm 0.1mm – 2 mm >2 mm Unknown or not measured How to answer This element must be entered for whichever vertical margin [...] Progesterone receptor Definition The presence or absence of progesterone receptors (PR) on the tumour cells. PR are prognostic indicators. They are intracellular receptor proteins that bind progestins and antiprogestins. Obligation Shown if: Pathological invasive tumor size > 0 Required for completeness Data field type Drop down selection Data field options Positive Negative Not done [...] Number of lymph nodes examined Definition The total number of surgically excised axillary nodes examined histopathologically, including those excised by sentinel node biopsy. Obligation Required for completeness Data field type Numerical (free text) Data field options 0-39 How to answer As recorded in the pathology report. [...] DCIS Tumour: Distance to closest vertical margin Definition The distance from the DCIS component to the closest vertical margin Obligation Required for completeness Data field type Drop down selection Data field options 0mm 0.1mm – 2 mm >2 mm Unknown or not measured How to answer This element must be entered for whichever vertical margin is closest to any DCIS component of that breast [...] Progesterone receptor Definition The presence or absence of progesterone receptors (PR) on the tumour cells. PR are prognostic indicators. They are intracellular receptor proteins that bind progestins and antiprogestins. Obligation Required for completeness Data field type Drop down selection Data field options Positive Negative Not done How to answer As stated in pathology report. [...] LCIS tumour size Definition The maximum diameter of the furthest points of extension of the tumour cells. Obligation Shown if: LCIS dominant pattern = ‘Pleomorphic’ Required for completeness38 Data field type Numerical (free text) Data field options 1 - 250 How to answer This item refers only to the amount of tumour that is LCIS, as recorded in pathology report.