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. 2022 Dec 20;13:100167. doi: 10.4103/jpi.jpi_31_21

Table 1.

Representative categories and linked data elements

Source Category Representative elements
Cancer Registry Demographics age_at_dx, sex, marital_status_at_dx, race, nhia, napiia, county_at_dx, etc
Vital information vital_status, date_of_death, primary_cause
Tumor information Primary_site, laterality, grade, diagnosis_confirmation
Tumor extension and metastasis cs_extension, cs_tumor_size, cs_lymph_nodes, cs_mets_at_dx
Pathology info and tumor staging histology_icdo3, behavior_icdo3, clinical and pathology staging in AJCC 6, 7, 8 and SEER staging
Site-specific data cs_site_specific factors
Tumor treatments Surgical, radiation, hormone, BRM, and other cancer treatment information
Imaging Pathology images Digitized representative diagnostic slides in Olympus (.vsi) and Philips (.svs?) whole slide image formats, including image metadata such as imaging device, optical settings and configuration, specimen staining, etc.
Computational imaging signatures Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; tumor pattern segmentation; tumor and stromal nuclei segmentation; spatial and spectral signatures