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References:

#1: SEER Program Code Man, 3rd Ed, 5. January 1998

#2: 2004 SEER Manual, 3

Question:

Ambiguous Terminology/Reportability: Are the terms "bordering on" and "may represent" diagnostic of cancer? See Discussion.

Discussion:

Pathology report states "...florid micropapillary hyperplasia, focally atypical with features bordering on low grade micropapillary ductal carcinoma in situ."

Answer:

The terms "bordering on" and "may represent" are not diagnostic of cancer. These terms are not on the list of ambiguous terms that constitute a diagnosis of cancer. The diagnosis in the example above is not reportable to SEER.

Cancer Site Category:

N/A

Data Item Category:

N/A

Other Category:

Ambiguous terminology, Reportability

Year:

2004