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Status Final References Source 1: AJCC Staging Manual, 6th Ed pgs: 116 Notes: Source 2: pgs: Notes: Question Reportability/In situ: Are the terms "high grade dysplasia" and "severe dysplasia" synonymous with in situ? Discussion On page 116 of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 6th edition it states, "The terms 'high grade dysplasia' or 'severe dysplasia' may be used as synonyms for in situ adenocarcinoma or in situ carcinoma. These cases should be assigned pTis." These terms are not on the synonym list in the SEER Program Code Manual. Does SEER consider these terms synonymous with in situ? Answer No. SEER does not consider these words synonymous with behavior code 2 [in situ]. History Last Updated 02/20/2005 Date Finalized |