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References:

2004 SEER Manual, 130-131

Question:

CS Extension--Kidney: When an incidentally found 5 cm mass discovered on a CT scan during a work-up for colon carcinoma is stated to be consistent with renal cell ca, should the case be staged as localized or unknown when no other information is available related to a work-up for the kidney primary?

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.

Code what is known. In the example above, the tumor size and the extension are known and can be coded. The information is limited, but not completely missing.

Code what you DO know rather than coding nothing. Any metastases from the kidney would have been discovered during the workup of the rectal cancer.

Cancer Site Category:

Kidney, renal pelvis

Data Item Category:

N/A

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2005