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Produced: 02/04/2023 4:27 PM
Inquiry Details
References:
2007 SEER Manual, C-643. Appendix C
Question:
MP/H Rules--Breast: Is inflammatory breast cancer always one primary per lifetime? Or is a subsequent inflammatory breast cancer a second primary if diagnosed more than five years later?
Discussion:
Answer:
For cases diagnosed 2007 or later, a diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer more than five years after a previous diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer is a separate (new) primary. See rule M5 in the Breast Multiple Primary Rules.
Cancer Site Category:
Breast
Data Item Category:
N/A
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2008
Date Last Modified:
07/02/2012
