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Question 20081079
Inquiry Details
References:
#1: 2007 SEER Manual, 3
#2: ICD-O-3
Question:
Ambiguous terminology/Reportability--Kidney: Is a case reportable if a biopsy diagnosis of "suggestive of oncocytoma, malignant neoplasm cannot be excluded" follows a CT scan that was read as "suspicious for carcinoma"? See Discussion.
Discussion:
Pt is nursing home resident. CT abdomen/pelvis shows a "mass in the right kidney, highly suspicious for renal cell carcinoma". CT-guided needle biopsy performed with final diagnosis: "Neoplasm suggestive of oncocytoma. A malignant neoplasm cannot be excluded." No other information is available.
Answer:
This case is not reportable based on the information provided. The suspicious CT finding was biopsied and not proven to be malignant. "Suggestive of" is not a reportable ambiguous term.
Cancer Site Category:
Kidney, renal pelvis
Data Item Category:
N/A
Other Category:
Ambiguous terminology, Reportability
Year:
2008
