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column name	concept	example	GDC equivalent	GDC reference
disease_type	The text term used to describe the type of malignant disease, as categorized by the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O).	Acinar Cell Neoplasms Adenomas and Adenocarcinomas Adnexal and Skin Appendage Neoplasms Basal Cell Neoplasms Blood Vessel Tumors	case/disease_type	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=case
site	The text term used to describe the general location of the malignant disease, as categorized by the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O).	Accessory sinuses Adrenal gland Anus and anal canal Base of tongue Bladder	case/primary_site	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=case
ethnicity	An individual's self-described social and cultural grouping, specifically whether an individual describes themselves as Hispanic or Latino. The provided values are based on the categories defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Business and used by the U.S. Census Bureau.	hispanic or latino not hispanic or latino Unknown not reported not allowed to collect	demographic/ethnicity	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=demographic
gender	Text designations that identify gender. Gender is described as the assemblage of properties that distinguish people on the basis of their societal roles. [Explanatory Comment 1: Identification of gender is based upon self-report and may come from a form, questionnaire, interview, etc.]	female male unknown unspecified not reported	demographic/gender	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=demographic
race	An arbitrary classification of a taxonomic group that is a division of a species. It usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species and is characterized by shared heredity, physical attributes and behavior, and in the case of humans, by common history, nationality, or geographic distribution. The provided values are based on the categories defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Business and used by the U.S. Census Bureau.	white american indian or alaska native black or african american asian native hawaiian or other pacific	demographic/race	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=demographic
tissue_or_organ_of_origin	The text term used to describe the anatomic site of origin, of the patient's malignant disease, as described by the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O).	Abdomen, NOS Abdominal esophagus Accessory sinus, NOS Acoustic nerve Adrenal gland, NOS	diagnosis/tissue_or_organ_of_origin	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis
age_at_diagnosis	Age at the time of diagnosis expressed in number of days since birth.		diagnosis/age_at_diagnosis	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis
days_to_last_follow_up	Time interval from the date of last follow up to the date of initial pathologic diagnosis, represented as a calculated number of days.		diagnosis/days_to_last_follow_up	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis
days_to_last_known_disease_status	Time interval from the date of last follow up to the date of initial pathologic diagnosis, represented as a calculated number of days.		diagnosis/days_to_last_known_disease_status	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis
days_to_recurrence	Number of days between the date used for index and the date the patient's disease recurred.		diagnosis/days_to_recurrence	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis
last_known_disease_status	Text term that describes the last known state or condition of an individual's neoplasm.	Distant met recurrence/progression Loco-regional recurrence/progression Biochemical evidence of disease without structural correlate Tumor free	diagnosis/last_known_disease_status	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis
morphology	The third edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, published in 2000 used principally in tumor and cancer registries for coding the site (topography) and the histology (morphology) of neoplasms. The study of the structure of the cells and their arrangement to constitute tissues and, finally, the association among these to form organs. In pathology, the microscopic process of identifying normal and abnormal morphologic characteristics in tissues, by employing various cytochemical and immunocytochemical stains. A system of numbered categories for representation of data.		diagnosis/morphology	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis
primary_diagnosis	Text term used to describe the patient's histologic diagnosis, as described by the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O).	Abdominal desmoid Abdominal fibromatosis Achromic nevus Acidophil adenocarcinoma Acidophil adenoma	diagnosis/primary_diagnosis	https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data_Dictionary/viewer/#?view=table-definition-view&id=diagnosis

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