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Question 20021018
Inquiry Details
References:
#1: 2004 SEER Manual, 169
#2: SEER Program Code Man, 3rd Ed, 119
Question:
First Course Treatment--Prostate: How do you code "watchful waiting" in these fields for prostate primaries?
Discussion:
Answer:
For cases diagnosed 1/1/2003 and later: When "watchful waiting" is the first course of therapy for prostate cancer, code the case as follows:
Date Therapy Initiated: 000000
Surgery of Primary Site: 00
Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery: 0
Surgical Procedure of Other Site: 0
Reason for No Cancer-Directed Surgery: 1
Radiation: 0
Chemotherapy: 00
Hormone Therapy: 00
Immunotherapy: 00
Hematologic Transplant and Endocrine Procedures: 00
Other Cancer Directed Therapy: 0
History:
For cases diagnosed prior to 2003: Cases coded using the SEER PCM 3rd Ed one-digit chemo, hormone and immunotherapy codes must be converted to the two-digit chemo, hormone, immunotherapy, and hematologic transplant and endocrine procedures scheme in Revision 1.
Cancer Site Category:
Prostate
Data Item Category:
First course treatment
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2002
