Database: Registry of Histo and Cytopathology (The Netherlands)

Type of Database: registry.

Primary purpose: Records organized pathology data to facilitate scientific study that improves the quality of diagnosis, treatment, and patient safety. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: the Pathological Anatomical National Automated Archive (PALGA).

Type of information: longitudinal. age, sex, diagnosis, primary tumor localization, tumor histology, tumor staging, comorbidities, medical procedures, screening, year. Data dictionary - Registry of Histo and Cytopathology (The Netherlands). Click here to learn more.

It is possible to integrate data from this Registry of Histo and Cytopathology with other databases. This linkage enriches the investigations since it provides much more information regarding each case. In the following website, it is possible to see the list of databases that have an easier proccess of linkage with the Histo and Cytopathology database along with the instructions to this process. Click here to learn more.

Available type of information: diagnosis (includes neoplasms); sex; year; age; medical procedure (cytology or histology) [1]. Click here to learn more.

Source of information: Pathology reports are sent daily from laboratories around the Netherlands to the national database. Click here to learn more.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: national level.

Number of Records: Since 2017, when there were more than 72 million pathology results stored, the number of registries has increased by approximately 2 million each year. Click here to learn more.

Date range: 1971 onwards. The registry has had nationwide information since 1991. Click here to learn more.

Cancer Areas of Interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Data access: partially publicly available. Public database: Click here to access. To facilitate the search process for cancer terms, the main thesaurus codes used are listed in this page: Click here to learn more. Data has access costs. Click here to learn more. Instructions to request data for restricted content Click here to learn more.

Contact information: Click here to learn more.