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Status Final References Source 1: SEER EOD-88, 3rd Ed pgs: 100 Notes: Source 2: pgs: Notes: Question EOD-Size of Primary Tumor--Melanoma: How do you code tumor size for a melanoma diagnosed by a positive lymph node biopsy when the primary site is coded C44.9 because no primary site was identified? Discussion Should the size be 000 because no primary was found or 999 for unknown? Answer For cases diagnosed 1998-2003: Code the EOD-Size of Primary Tumor field to 000 [No mass; no tumor found] when primary site is coded to C449. History Last Updated 02/25/2009 Date Finalized |