Tumour
A Tumour is an abnormal mass of TISSUE that results when CELLS divide more than they should or do not die when they should.
Description
A Tumour is a CELL PATHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITY.
A Tumour is an abnormal mass of TISSUE that results when CELLS divide more than they should or do not die when they should.
Tumours may be:
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benign (not cancer) or
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malignant (cancer).
For further information on Tumours, see the National Cancer Institute website.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | Tumours |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | ALPHA FETOPROTEIN | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Ann Arbor Staging System | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | BASIS OF DIAGNOSIS (CANCER) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | BASIS OF DIAGNOSIS FOR CANCER | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | BETA HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | BETA HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (CEREBROSPINAL FLUID) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | BIOPSY TYPE FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOURS | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | BONE INVASION INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | BREAST INVASIVE GRADE | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Staging System | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Brachytherapy | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Breslow Thickness | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | CANCER SPECIMEN NATURE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | CANCER SPECIMEN NATURE | references in description Tumour |
| Class | CANCER STAGING | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | CARTILAGE INVASION INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | CHANG STAGING SYSTEM STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | CHANG STAGING SYSTEM STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | CLARKS LEVEL IV INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | CLARKS LEVEL IV INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Supporting Information | COSDS | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Service | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Cancer Transformation | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Clarks Level | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | DATE FIRST SEEN (CANCER SPECIALIST) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | DETRUSOR MUSCLE PRESENCE INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | DETRUSOR MUSCLE PRESENCE INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | DISTANCE BEYOND MUSCULARIS PROPRIA | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | DISTANCE FROM DENTATE LINE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | DISTANCE TO CLOSEST NON PERITONEALISED RESECTION MARGIN | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | DISTANCE TO MARGIN | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | EXCISION MARGIN INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | EXCISION MARGIN INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | EXCISION TYPE FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOURS | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | EXTRACAPSULAR SPREAD INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | GRADE OF DIFFERENTIATION | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | GRADE OF DIFFERENTIATION (AT DIAGNOSIS) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | GRADE OF DIFFERENTIATION (PATHOLOGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Gleason Grading System | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR INTRAOCULAR RETINOBLASTOMA | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR INTRAOCULAR RETINOBLASTOMA | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | INTERNATIONAL NEUROBLASTOMA RISK GROUP STAGING SYSTEM STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | INTERNATIONAL NEUROBLASTOMA RISK GROUP STAGING SYSTEM STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY TUMOUR LOCAL STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | INTERNATIONAL STAGING SYSTEM STAGE (RETINOBLASTOMA) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | INTERNATIONAL STAGING SYSTEM STAGE FOR RETINOBLASTOMA | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | INVASIVE TUMOUR SIZE | references in description Tumour |
| Supporting Information | International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | International Neuroblastoma Risk Group Staging System | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Intraoperative Ultrasound | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | KI-67 PERCENTAGE RESULT | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | KI-67 STAINING PERFORMED INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | LESION SIZE (RADIOLOGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MACROSCOPIC EXTRAGLANDULAR EXTENSION INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MACROSCOPIC EXTRAGLANDULAR EXTENSION INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Class | MALIGNANT ABNORMALITY | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE (CIRCUMFERENTIAL MARGIN) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MARGIN INVOLVED INDICATION CODE FOR COLORECTAL | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MAXIMUM DEPTH OF INVASION | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | METASTASIS EXTENT CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | METASTASIS EXTENT CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MICROSATELLITE OR IN-TRANSIT METASTASIS INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MORPHOLOGY (SNOMED CANCER TRANSFORMATION) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MORPHOLOGY (SNOMED DIAGNOSIS) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MORPHOLOGY (SNOMED PATHOLOGY) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM MEETING TYPE FOR CANCER | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MULTIFOCAL OR SYNCHRONOUS TUMOUR INDICATOR | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MULTIFOCAL OR SYNCHRONOUS TUMOUR INDICATOR | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MULTIFOCAL TUMOUR INDICATOR (BREAST) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MULTIFOCAL TUMOUR INDICATOR FOR BREAST | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | MURPHY ST JUDE STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | MURPHY ST JUDE STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | NON INVASIVE TUMOUR SIZE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | NUMBER OF NODES POSITIVE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | NUMBER OF NODES POSITIVE (INGUINO-FEMORAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | NUMBER OF NODES POSITIVE (PARA-AORTIC) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | NUMBER OF NODES POSITIVE (PELVIC) | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Nottingham Prognostic Index | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | P16 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY TEST RESULT | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PATHOLOGICAL RISK CLASSIFICATION CODE (AFTER NEPHRECTOMY) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PATHOLOGICAL RISK CLASSIFICATION CODE (AFTER PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | PATHOLOGICAL RISK CLASSIFICATION CODE AFTER NEPHRECTOMY | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | PATHOLOGICAL RISK CLASSIFICATION CODE AFTER PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PATHOLOGY OBSERVATION REPORT IDENTIFIER | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | PORTAL VEIN INVASION INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | POST OPERATIVE TUMOUR SITE FOR UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PREOPERATIVE THERAPY RESPONSE TYPE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | PREOPERATIVE THERAPY RESPONSE TYPE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PRETEXT STAGING SYSTEM STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | PRETEXT STAGING SYSTEM STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PRETEXT STAGING SYSTEM STAGE ANNOTATION FACTORS | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | PRETEXT STAGING SYSTEM STAGE ANNOTATION FACTORS | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PRIMARY TUMOUR STATUS | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | PRIMARY TUMOUR STATUS | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TYPE | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Pretext Staging System | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Proton Therapy | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | RADIOTHERAPY DIAGNOSIS (ICD) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | RADIOTHERAPY DIAGNOSIS (SNOMED CT) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | RENAL VEIN TUMOUR INDICATOR (PAEDIATRIC KIDNEY) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | RENAL VEIN TUMOUR INDICATOR FOR PAEDIATRIC KIDNEY | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | RENAL VEIN TUMOUR THROMBUS INDICATION CODE (UROLOGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | RENAL VEIN TUMOUR THROMBUS INDICATION CODE FOR UROLOGICAL | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | RESECTION STATUS | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | RESIDUAL DISEASE SIZE FOR GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCER | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS PATIENT CATEGORY | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS PATIENT CATEGORY | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Radiosurgery | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Radiotherapy | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Radiotherapy Episode | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | S CATEGORY (LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | S CATEGORY CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | SARCOMA TUMOUR BREACH IDENTIFIER | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | SARCOMA TUMOUR BREACH IDENTIFIER | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | SARCOMA TUMOUR DEPTH | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | SATELLITE TUMOUR NODULES LOCATION | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | SATELLITE TUMOUR NODULES LOCATION | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | SYNCHRONOUS TUMOUR COLON LOCATION | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | SYNCHRONOUS TUMOUR COLON LOCATION (AT DIAGNOSIS) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | SYNCHRONOUS TUMOUR INDICATOR | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | SYNCHRONOUS TUMOUR INDICATOR | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Sarcoma Cancer Care Spell | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Sentinel Lymph Node | references in description Tumour |
| Data Set | Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Data Set | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Service | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | T CATEGORY (FINAL PRETREATMENT) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | T CATEGORY (INTEGRATED STAGE) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | T CATEGORY (PATHOLOGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TISSUE TYPE BANKED AT DIAGNOSIS (CANCER) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TISSUE TYPE BANKED AT DIAGNOSIS FOR CANCER | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TNM CATEGORY | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TNM CODING EDITION | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TNM STAGE GROUPING (FINAL PRETREATMENT) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TNM STAGE GROUPING (INTEGRATED) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TNM STAGE GROUPING (PATHOLOGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | TNM Staging System | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | TNM Staging System Extended | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TNM VERSION NUMBER | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TNM VERSION NUMBER (STAGING) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TOPOGRAPHY (ICD-O) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TOPOGRAPHY (SNOMED PATHOLOGY) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR GRADE FOR UROLOGY | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR HEIGHT ABOVE ANAL VERGE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTE TYPE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATION CODE (DIRECT ADRENAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATION CODE FOR DIRECT ADRENAL | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (CORPUS CAVERNOSUM) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (CORPUS SPONGIOSUM) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (DIAPHRAGM) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (GEROTAS FASCIA) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (GREAT VESSELS) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (HEART) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (MEDIASTINUM) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (PERICARDIUM) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (PERINEPHRIC FAT) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (PERIRENAL FAT) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (RENAL SINUS) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (RETE TESTIS) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR (URETHRA OR PROSTATE) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR FOR CHILDREN TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR FOR KIDNEY | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR FOR LUNG | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR FOR PENIS | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR INVASION INDICATOR FOR TESTICULAR | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR LATERALITY | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR LATERALITY (PATHOLOGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR LOCATION (SURGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR NECROSIS INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR NECROSIS INDICATION CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR NECROSIS PERCENTAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR OR LESION LATERALITY | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR OR LESION LOCATION | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR REGRESSION INDICATION CODE (SKIN) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR REGRESSION INDICATION CODE FOR SKIN | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR RUPTURE INDICATOR | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TUMOUR RUPTURE INDICATOR (PATHOLOGICAL) | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR SIZE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | TUMOUR VOLUME AT DIAGNOSIS CODE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | TURP TUMOUR PERCENTAGE | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Tumour | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | VIABLE TUMOUR EVIDENCE AT RESECTION MARGIN | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (TREATMENT) | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | WHOLE TUMOUR SIZE | references in description Tumour |
| Attribute | WILMS TUMOUR STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| Data Element | WILMS TUMOUR STAGE | references in description Tumour |
| NHS Business Definition | Wilms Tumour Stage | references in description Tumour |
