SEER Inquiry System - Report
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Question 20010084
Inquiry Details
References:
SEER EOD-88, 3rd Ed, 3-4
Question:
EOD-Size of Primary Tumor: Can you code the known size of the residual tumor in a further resected specimen if the size of the tumor in a prior excisional biopsy is unknown? See discussion.
Discussion:
Excisional biopsy is done prior to admission and the tumor size is unknown. Pt is admitted for a mastectomy and the residual tumor size is 5 mm.
Answer:
For cases diagnosed between 1998-2003:
Code the EOD-Size of Primary Tumor field to 999 [unknown]. The majority of the tumor would have been removed during excisional biopsy and it is possible that the tumor could have been quite large.
Cancer Site Category:
N/A
Data Item Category:
N/A
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2001