CH_CRL (v0.2.0)

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NKRS - ICD-O-3 Behaviour

This data item records the behaviour of the neoplasm at time of diagnosis according to ICD-O. ICD-O Behaviour (Variable number: 3.6.1) in 'NATIONAL CANCER DATA DICTIONARY, V 1.1, Part A, BASIC VARIABLES for Adults, Adolescents, and Children' see Nationale Krebsregistrierungsstelle > Partner im Gesundheitswesen > Information, Grundlagen und Datenstruktur zum KRG.

This code system http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-crl/CodeSystem/nkrs-icdo3behaviour defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
0 BenignBenign tumours do not metastasize or locally invade tissues.
1 BorderlineUncertain whether benign or malignant. Low, borderline, or uncertain malignant potential.
2 In situCarcinoma in situ; intraepithelial; non-infiltrating; non-invasive.
3 MalignantInvasive behaviour.