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Status Final References Source 1: SEER EOD-88, 3rd Ed pgs: 90 Notes: Source 2: pgs: Notes: Question EOD-Extension--Lung: If a CT scan indicates that a patient has evidence of "long-standing pneumonia," is that considered synonymous with "pneumonitis" for the purposes of coding extension for lung primaries? Discussion Answer No. These terms are not synonymous. For cases diagnosed 1998-2003, disregard the pneumonia and use the other available information to code extension. History Last Updated 02/21/2005 Date Finalized |