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Beginning with cases diagnosed in January 1, 2024 and forward, the Cancer PathCHART initiative standards included in the 2024 Cancer PathCHART ICD-O-3 Site Morphology Validation List (CPC SMVL) should be used.

  • This list designates all tumor site-morphology combinations that are either valid or impossible as determined for sites reviewed by the Cancer PathCHART initiative.
  • For sites not reviewed for 2024, the existing standards from 2023 will remain unchanged in this list.
  • For cases diagnosed January 1, 2024, and later, the CPC SMVL will serve as the basis for the newly-added Primary Site, Morphology-Type, Beh ICDO3 2024 (N7040) edit, which checks for valid, unlikely and impossible site, histology, and behavior code combinations.

2024 Tumor Site-Morphology Standards

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These tumor site-morphology combination standards will be updated annually, with the first updates implemented for cases diagnosed January 1, 2024, and later. In 2024, standards for approximately one-third of tumor sites will be updated by Cancer PathCHART. The remaining two-thirds of tumor sites will use 2023 standards. For cases diagnosed in 2025, approximately two-thirds of tumor sites will have site-morphology combination standards updated. For cases diagnosed 2026 and later, it is anticipated that all tumor sites will have site-morphology combination standards updated by Cancer PathCHART.

CPC*Search Tool

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This Search Interface for 2024 allows for searches of histology and behavior codes, morphology terms, and tumor site combinations in the 2024 CPC SMVL.

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Primary Sites Reviewed for 2024 Implementation

Organ System Primary Sites Reviewed for 2024 Implementation
Bone & Soft Tissue
  • Bones & Joints
  • Connective, Subcutaneous & Other Soft Tissue
Breast
  • Breast
Digestive
  • Ampulla of Vater
  • Anus
  • Appendix
  • Biliary System
  • Colon & Rectum
  • Esophagus
  • Gallbladder
  • Liver
  • Pancreas
  • Small Intestine
  • Stomach
Female Genital
  • Cervix
  • Endometrium
  • Fallopian Tube
  • Myometrium
  • Ovary
  • Vagina
  • Vulva, Adnexa & Other Female Genital
  • Placenta
Male Genital
  • Penis
  • Prostate
  • Testis*
Urinary
  • Kidney*

*For these primary sites, a subset of site-morphology combinations were reviewed for 2024 implementation, the remaining combinations will be reviewed for implementation with cases diagnosed 2025 and forward.