Enum: SpecimenCollectionMethodEnum

Methods for collecting biological specimens

URI: valuesets:SpecimenCollectionMethodEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
BIOPSY	NCIT:C15189	Tissue sample obtained by biopsy
SURGICAL_RESECTION	NCIT:C15329	Tissue obtained during surgical resection
AUTOPSY	NCIT:C25153	Specimen obtained at autopsy
FINE_NEEDLE_ASPIRATE	NCIT:C15361	Sample obtained by fine needle aspiration
CORE_NEEDLE_BIOPSY	NCIT:C15190	Sample obtained by core needle biopsy
PUNCH_BIOPSY	None	Sample obtained by punch biopsy
SWAB	None	Sample collected by swabbing
VENIPUNCTURE	NCIT:C28221	Blood sample obtained by venipuncture
LUMBAR_PUNCTURE	NCIT:C15327	CSF sample obtained by lumbar puncture
LAVAGE	None	Sample obtained by lavage (washing)

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: SpecimenCollectionMethodEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Methods for collecting biological specimens
title: Specimen Collection Methods
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  BIOPSY:
    text: BIOPSY
    description: Tissue sample obtained by biopsy
    meaning: NCIT:C15189
    aliases:
    - Biopsy Procedure
  SURGICAL_RESECTION:
    text: SURGICAL_RESECTION
    description: Tissue obtained during surgical resection
    meaning: NCIT:C15329
    aliases:
    - Surgical Procedure
  AUTOPSY:
    text: AUTOPSY
    description: Specimen obtained at autopsy
    meaning: NCIT:C25153
    aliases:
    - Autopsy
  FINE_NEEDLE_ASPIRATE:
    text: FINE_NEEDLE_ASPIRATE
    description: Sample obtained by fine needle aspiration
    meaning: NCIT:C15361
    aliases:
    - FNA
    - Fine-Needle Aspiration
  CORE_NEEDLE_BIOPSY:
    text: CORE_NEEDLE_BIOPSY
    description: Sample obtained by core needle biopsy
    meaning: NCIT:C15190
    aliases:
    - Needle Biopsy
  PUNCH_BIOPSY:
    text: PUNCH_BIOPSY
    description: Sample obtained by punch biopsy
  SWAB:
    text: SWAB
    description: Sample collected by swabbing
  VENIPUNCTURE:
    text: VENIPUNCTURE
    description: Blood sample obtained by venipuncture
    meaning: NCIT:C28221
    aliases:
    - Phlebotomy
  LUMBAR_PUNCTURE:
    text: LUMBAR_PUNCTURE
    description: CSF sample obtained by lumbar puncture
    meaning: NCIT:C15327
    aliases:
    - spinal tap
    - Lumbar Puncture
  LAVAGE:
    text: LAVAGE
    description: Sample obtained by lavage (washing)