HL7 Australia Implementation Guide:

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CancerPrimaryOrRecurrence

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CancerPrimaryOrRecurrence

Indicates whether a new primary cancer or a regional recurrence or distant metastases.

This code system http://fhir.hl7.org.au/fhir/rcpa/CodeSystem/cancer-primary-or-recurrence defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
new_primary New primaryThe cancer is a new primary
local_recurrence Regional (local) recurrenceThe cancer is a regional (local) recurrence
distant_metastases Distant metastasesThe cancer is a distant metastases