[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.
Bailly
Laurent
L
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
Mariné-Barjoan
Eugènia
E
Ambrosetti
Damien
D
Roussel
Jean-François
JF
Caissotti
Christophe
C
Ettore
Francette
F
Diebolt
Evelyne
E
Grill
Jean-Marie
JM
Sattonnet
Christophe
C
Michiels
Jean-François
JF
Pradier
Christian
C
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