Data dictionary: Melanoom - DMTR

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Basic Patient Information

• Healthcare Facility
• Unique Patient Number
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Date of Death (if applicable)

Melanoma Center Details

• Hospital Patient Number
• Date of First Disease Presentation Diagnosis of Melanoma
• Patient Type
• Location of Primary Tumor
• Pathology (PA) Result Known?
• PA Number (TJJ-CCCCCC)
• PA Laboratory

Tumor Characteristics and Diagnosis

• Type of Eye Melanoma
• Type of Melanoma
• Breslow Thickness in Millimeters (unknown = 999)
• Ulceration
• Satellite / In-transit Metastasis
• Sentinel Node Procedure Performed at Primary Diagnosis?
• Capsule Rupture Occurrence?
• Sentinel Node Diameter
• Primary Melanoma Regression?
• Lymph Node Metastases (macroscopic)
• Distant Metastases
• Locations of Current Tumor Presentation

Comorbidities

• Cardiac
• Vascular
• Diabetes
• Pulmonary
• Neurological/Psychiatric
• Gastrointestinal
• Urogenital
• Thrombotic
• Musculoskeletal
• Endocrine Disorders
• Infectious Diseases
• Malignancy
• Autoimmune Disorders
• Organ Transplantation
• Other Comorbidities

Medications Usage

• Analgesics: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Antibiotics: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Antiviral Agents: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Anticoagulants and Thrombolytics: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Anticonvulsants: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Antiemetics: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Anti-inflammatory Drugs: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Corticosteroids: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Imuran (Azathioprine): Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use
• Interferon: Start and Stop Dates, Reason for Use

Metastases and Staging

• Metastases Staging?
• Tumor Stage Before (Neo)adjuvant Treatment
• Imaging: CT Thorax and/or Abdomen, PET-CT, MRI or CT of the Brain
• Lab Tests: S100, LDH Levels
• Locations of Current Tumor Presentation Metastases Confirmed?
• In-transit Metastases and/or Satellitosis
• Recurrent Primary Melanoma

Histology and Genetics

• Histology of Primary Tumor Examined
• Revision Histology of Primary Tumor
• Histology and/or Cytology of Current Tumor Presentation Available
• Genmutation BRAF, NRAS, KIT, GNAQ, GNA11 Known/Determined
• Other Detected Genmutations