SEER Inquiry System - Report
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Question 20081008
Inquiry Details
References:
2007 SEER Manual, C-662. Appendix C
Question:
Surgery of Primary Site--Breast: How is this field coded when a re-excision follows a prior mastectomy?
Discussion:
Answer:
Code the most extensive surgery in Surgery of Primary Site. This is a cumulative field. Assign the appropriate code including all surgeries of the primary site performed during the first course of treatment.
The correct code for mastectomy followed by re-excision will depend on the extent of the re-excision. For example, if the re-excision removed muscle, code radical mastectomy.
Cancer Site Category:
Breast
Data Item Category:
Surgery of Primary Site
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2008