[Data quality of cancer registration by Adicap codes, used by French pathologists from Paca, 2005-2006].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the reliability of systematic and exhaustive cancer Adicap code registration by French pathology laboratories within the Crisap of Paca East network.


METHODS
The Adicap code includes tumour site, histology and pathology technique. A quality control programme was applied to malignant and in situ tumours with an Adicap code to assess data quality, correct errors and supply missing data, based on IARC recommendations.


RESULTS
In 2005 and 2006, 45,980 pathology examinations were entered in the Crisap of Paca East database. There was at least one Adicap code per examination, patients, surgeons and pathologists were identified and date of diagnosis was completed, as recommended by the HAS-Afaqap 2005 French pathologist professional quality control. Discrepancies between histopathology tissue and tumour site were found in 0.32% of cases (n=147), between age and histopathology in 0.04% of cases (n=19), and between genital tumour and sex in 0.01% of cases (n=3). In 2006, within 9535 subjects, dates of birth and postcodes of residence were missing, respectively, in 0.39% (n=37) and 22.46% (n=2142) of cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Data quality for the Adicap code database may be considered satisfactory. Extended to Paca in 2007, Crisap Paca database can now be exploited for Paca regional cancer control strategy.
Département de santé publique, niveau 1, hôpital Archet-I, CHU de Nice, route Saint-Antoine-de-Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202 Nice cedex, France. bailly.l@chu-nice.fr
Laurent
L
Bailly
Eugènia
E
Mariné-Barjoan
Damien
D
Ambrosetti
Jean-François
JF
Roussel
Christophe
C
Caissotti
Francette
F
Ettore
Evelyne
E
Diebolt
Jean-Marie
JM
Grill
Christophe
C
Sattonnet
Jean-François
JF
Michiels
Christian
C
Pradier
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011786:Quality Control; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results