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Question 20020047
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Question:
Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery/Radiation Sequence with Surgery/Date Therapy Initiated: Is the Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery field used to code date of first therapy and radiation sequence with surgery? See discussion.
Discussion:
Example: There is no primary site surgery and only an aspirate of a lymph node and the date of therapy is based on this procedure.
Answer:
Yes, the Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery field is used to code the Date Therapy Initiated field and the Radiation Sequence with Surgery field.
Cancer Site Category:
N/A
Data Item Category:
Date therapy initiated, Radiation Therapy, Scope Regional LN Surgery
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2002
