description: An assessment of the extent of the cancer in the body, according to a given cancer staging classification system. This profile can be used with any staging system, but it is specifically targeted for non-TNM staging systems, since specialized TNM staging profiles are provided.
package_name: hl7.fhir.us.mcode
derivation: constraint
name: CancerStageGroup
type: Observation
elements:
  referenceRange: {short: Not used in this profile, index: 11}
  hasMember: {short: Prognostic factors contributing to stage determination., index: 12}
  method:
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mcode/ValueSet/mcode-cancer-staging-method-vs'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 9
  value:
    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-staging-type-vs'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 1
  valueCodeableConcept: {type: CodeableConcept, 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: 3.0.0-ballot
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/mcode/StructureDefinition/mcode-cancer-stage-group
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation
version: 3.0.0-ballot