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Question 20051096
Inquiry Details
References:
#1: ICD-O-3
#2: 2004 SEER Manual, 73
Question:
Primary Site--Peritoneum: During a second look staging lap following a diagnosis of serous carcinoma of the left ovary, did the physician correctly indicate a new peritoneum, NOS primary for disease described as an endometrioid adenocarcinoma in a "paracaval cyst" that appears to have arisen in endometriosis?
Discussion:
Answer:
The primary site is C482 [Peritoneum, NOS]. "Paracaval" means alongside or near the vena cava.
Code the site in which the primary tumor originated.
Cancer Site Category:
N/A
Data Item Category:
Primary site
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2005
