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Question 20051087
Inquiry Details
References:
2004 SEER Manual, C-559
Question:
CS Site Specific Factor 3--Prostate: When a prostatectomy specimen shows tumor focally penetrating through the capsule into periprostatic striated muscle tissue, is the involvement coded to 041 [periprostatic tissue] or 052 [skeletal muscle, NOS]?
Discussion:
Answer:
This answer was provided in the context of CSv1 coding guidelines. The response may not be used after your registry database has been converted to CSv2.
Assign code 052 [Levator muscle, Skeletal muscle, NOS, Ureter]. The description for this case states periprostatic "striated" muscle tissue. According to our pathologist consultant, "striated muscle in this context is skeletal muscle and the term is being used to differentiate the muscle from smooth (non-striated) muscle." Smooth muscle involvement would be most likely be coded 050 [Extension to bladder neck...] because smooth muscle in a prostatectomy or TURP specimen is usually from the urinary bladder neck.
Cancer Site Category:
Prostate
Data Item Category:
N/A
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2005
