description: Parent profile for observations regarding cancer stage, grade, or classification. The stage is an assessment of the extent of the cancer in the body, according to a given cancer staging classification system. Profiles for different staging systems (e.g., TNM stage group, Rai stage, FIGO stage, etc.) must derive from this profile.\n\nDespite its name, the CancerStage profile can also be used as a parent for cancer grade or classification. This is because the structure of the profiles are the same or very similar. The key elements are the code, method, value, and optionally, prognostic factors referenced in the hasMember element.
package_name: hl7.fhir.us.mcode
derivation: constraint
name: CancerStage
abstract: true
type: Observation
elements:
  referenceRange: {short: Not used in this profile, index: 11}
  hasMember: {short: Prognostic factors contributing to stage determination., index: 12}
  method:
    short: The staging system used.
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mcode/ValueSet/mcode-cancer-staging-method-vs'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 9
  value:
    short: The value of the stage
    mustSupport: true
    choices: [valueCodeableConcept]
    index: 7
  status: {mustSupport: true, index: 0}
  effective:
    mustSupport: true
    choices: []
    index: 5
  code:
    short: The type of stage information reported.
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mcode/ValueSet/mcode-cancer-stage-type-vs'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 1
  valueCodeableConcept: {type: CodeableConcept, short: The value of the stage, mustSupport: true, choiceOf: value, index: 8}
  focus:
    type: Reference
    short: The cancer condition associated with staging assessment.
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mcode/StructureDefinition/mcode-primary-cancer-condition']
    index: 3
  device: {short: Not used in this profile, index: 10}
  subject:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mcode/StructureDefinition/mcode-cancer-patient']
    index: 2
package_version: 4.0.0-ballot
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mcode/StructureDefinition/mcode-cancer-stage
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation
version: 4.0.0-ballot