Module: biospecimens

Module Contents

block-spec
- 1.CENTER_NO (*PK)
- 2.PERSON_ID
- 3.TUMOR_NO
- 4.BLOCK_SPEC_CID (*PK)
- 5.BLOCK_CUSTODY
- 6.BLOCK_SOURCE
- 7.COLLECTION_CID
- 8.DATE_RECEIVED
- 9.DATE_TAKEN
- 10.IS_DEPLETED
- 11.TISSUE_TYPE
- 12.POLYP_NO
- 13.PATH_REPORT_RECEIVED

CENTER_NO (*PK)

number (2,0)

Required:true

Center Identification Number. *CENTER_NO + BLOCK_SPEC_CID are the primary key for the table.

Allowable Values
11	Sinai Health Systems (formerly Cancer Care Ontario)
12	University of Southern California Consortium (USCC)
13	University of Melbourne
14	University of Hawaii Cancer Center
15	Mayo Clinic
16	Fred Hutch, Seattle
17	University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) (formerly CPIC, originally Northern California (NCCC))

2	PERSON_ID	string (12)	Required:true
	Number that uniquely identifies an individual.

TUMOR_NO

number (2,0)

Required:false

Sequential number, starting with “1”, assigned to each tumor for a given individual when entered into the local system.

Allowable Values
1 to 99 or -9, -15	Range
1, 2, 3, …	Tumor number in cancer table.
-9	NA/Out of scope: Tissue is not cancer or contiguous adenoma
-15	Information Unknown

4	BLOCK_SPEC_CID (*PK)	string (15)	Required:true
	Unique local identifier used at a center to uniquely identify a block tissue specimen. *CENTER_NO + BLOCK_SPEC_CID are the primary key for the table.

BLOCK_CUSTODY

number (2,0)

Required:true

Indicates whether or not the center is currently in custody of tissue specimen.

Allowable Values
1	Yes
2	No
9	Not Known

6	BLOCK_SOURCE	string (16)	Required:true
	The tissue source or origin in as much detail as is known. For tumor tissue, ICD-O-3 site code should be used.

7	COLLECTION_CID	string (30)	Required:true
	Identifier used internally by centers to denote a unique surgical event

DATE_RECEIVED

string (8)

Required:true

Date specimen was received into the laboratory of a CRC-CFR center. Format: YYYYMMDD.

Date Value Check
The date must follow to the following format: Format YYYYMMDD. Must consist of valid date. Components of date should be right justified and zero filled. MM = 01 – 12, 88, 99 DD = 01 – 31, 88, 99 YYYY = Minimum year – system date year, 8888, 9999 Use 88, 8888 for not currently known, in progress to obtain information. Use 99, 9999 for not known. If century is known, but year is unknown then give an estimate of year or code YYYY = 9999. If MM = 99 then DD must = 99. If century is known, but year is unknown then give an estimate of year or code YYYY = 9999. If YYYY = 9999 then MM and DD must = 99. The following special parameters are used:
1980	Minimum year

Error Description
must be a valid date of format with minimum year of 1980
Error Description
DATE_RECEIVED must be greater or equal to DATE_TAKEN
This check will pass under the following conditions: DATE_RECEIVED is valid date{Minimum year:1980}

Allowable Values
YYYY	Minimum year – system date year, 8888, 9999
MM	01 – 12, 88, 99
DD	01 – 31, 88, 99
If YYYY	9999 then MM and DD must
If MM	99 then DD must

DATE_TAKEN

string (8)

Required:true

Date specimen was taken from patient. Format: YYYYMMDD.

Date Value Check
The date must follow to the following format: Format YYYYMMDD. Must consist of valid date. Components of date should be right justified and zero filled. MM = 01 – 12, 88, 99 DD = 01 – 31, 88, 99 YYYY = Minimum year – system date year, 8888, 9999 Use 88, 8888 for not currently known, in progress to obtain information. Use 99, 9999 for not known. If century is known, but year is unknown then give an estimate of year or code YYYY = 9999. If MM = 99 then DD must = 99. If century is known, but year is unknown then give an estimate of year or code YYYY = 9999. If YYYY = 9999 then MM and DD must = 99. The following special parameters are used:
1970	Minimum year

Error Description
must be a valid date of format with minimum year of 1970
Error Description
DATE_TAKEN must be less than or equal to DATE_RECEIVED
This check will pass under the following conditions: DATE_TAKEN is valid date{Minimum year:1970}

Allowable Values
YYYY	Minimum year – system date year, 8888, 9999
MM	01 – 12, 88, 99
DD	01 – 31, 88, 99
If YYYY	9999 then MM and DD must
If MM	99 then DD must

IS_DEPLETED

number (1,0)

Required:true

Indicates whether the material has been depleted through testing, processing, and dispatching.

Allowable Values
1	Yes
2	No

TISSUE_TYPE

number (1,0)

Required:true

Type of tissue specimen received.

Allowable Values
1	Tumor
2	Prophylactic material
3	Normal tissue
4	Tumor + normal tissue
5	Polyp + normal tissue
6	Polyp
9	Not Known
10	Metastatic
11	Local recurrence

POLYP_NO

number (2,0)

Required:false

Sequential number over range of 1 to 3 to distinguish a polyp removed on a particular date. The tuple PERSON_ID, DATE_COLLECTED, and POLYP_NO uniquely identify a physical polyp globally within the CFR database.

Allowable Values
-9	NA/Out of scope. Tissue is not a polyp
-1	Polyp has IHC/MSI result but center is currently unable to locate polyp pathology information. Center review to obtain this information is currently underway

PATH_REPORT_RECEIVED

number (1,0)

Required:false

Indicates whether a pathology report has been received for subject/specimen.

Allowable Values
1	Yes
2	No
9	Not Known