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Question 20061077
Inquiry Details
References:
2004 SEER Manual, 171
Question:
Chemotherapy--Breast: Is chemotherapy administered for inflammatory breast cancer also coded as therapy for an in situ tumor in the contralateral breast?
Discussion:
Answer:
Yes. Because chemotherapy would likely affect both primaries, code it as treatment for both the in situ and the inflammatory breast cancers.
Cancer Site Category:
Breast
Data Item Category:
Chemotherapy
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2006
