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References:

#1: SEER Program Code Man, 3rd Ed, 140

#2: 2004 SEER Manual, 200

Question:

Surgical Procedure of Other Site--Pancreas: Should an embolization of liver metastasis for a pancreas primary be coded as treatment?

Discussion:

Answer:

Code "embolization" (or hepatic artery embolization, HAE) to a metastatic site in Surgical procedure of Other Site. Assign code 1 [nonprimary surgical procedure performed].

This procedure was previously coded as other therapy, experimental. Code as surgery as of July 2005.

History:

Previous answer valid December 2002 to June 2005, no longer valid:

If the embolization is performed as part of first course of therapy, it should be coded in the Other Cancer-Directed Therapy field to 2 [Other experimental cancer-directed therapy (not included elsewhere)].

Cancer Site Category:

Pancreas

Data Item Category:

First course treatment

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2002