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Welcome to the SEER Inquiry System (SINQ). SINQ is a collection of questions that cancer registrars have had while coding cancer cases. Click Search to look for specific questions or to select questions for a Report.
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20091043 Multiple primaries--Lymphoma: Should the following lymphoma be picked up a a new primary? Please see discussion. Final May 15 2009
20091038 CS Tumor Size--Breast: Do the tumor size instructions in the CS manual take priority over those in the SEER manual? Please see discussion. Final May 15 2009
20091037 MP/H Rules/Histology--Brain: What is the histology code for a low grade neuroglial tumor of the fourth ventricle? Final May 22 2009
20091035 CS Extension--Ovary: What code is used to capture omental caking? Final May 15 2009
20091034 CS Extension--Ovary: How are the following terms coded when they are described in the medical record without any other qualifying information? Seeding, talcum powder appearance, salting, miliary, and studding. Final May 15 2009
20091033 CS Tumor Size--Ovary: What is the appropriate tumor size for the scenario presented below? Can we use the information from the CT scan and code TS to the tumor mass “shadow” of 8 cm. Please see discussion. Final May 15 2009
20091032 Surgery of Primary Site--Ovary: Ovarian primary with BSO and fundus of uterus ONLY removed (not a full hysterectomy). What is correct surgery code? Final May 15 2009
20091031 MP/H Rules/Histology--Thyroid: How is the following histology coded? Which MP/H histology rule applies? Thyroid path: predominantly papillary ca, tall cell variant, follicular type present. Final May 15 2009
20091029 MP/H Rules/Histology--Melanoma: Using the MP/H Rules, how is melanoma arising in a "compound nevus, NOS" coded? How is melanoma arising in a nevus, NOS coded? Final Apr 13 2009
20091028 MP/H Rules/Multiple primaries--Lung: Diagnosed in 1998 with non-small cell ca of the LLL treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy. In 2008 there is a 3.6 cm abnormality in the LLL. Brushings & washings are positive for non-small cell ca. Is this a new primary using rule M8? Please see discussion. Final Mar 25 2009
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