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References:

2007 SEER Manual, 1

Question:

Reportability/Diagnostic Confirmation: If a physician signs a case out as "precancerous melanosis of the face" (8741/2) and there is no microscopic confirmation of the disease, is this a reportable clinical diagnosis?

Discussion:

Answer:

This case is reportable because the diagnosis of precancerous melanosis was stated by a recognized medical practitioner. Precancerous melanosis meets the reportable diagnosis criteria (See 2007 SEER Manual page 1).

Assign diagnostic confirmation code 8 [clinical diagnosis only].

Set the appropriate override flag for the SEER edit.

Cancer Site Category:

N/A

Data Item Category:

Diagnostic confirmation

Other Category:

Reportability

Year:

2008