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Question 20091004
Inquiry Details
References:
2007 SEER Manual, 61-62
Question:
Reportability--Kidney: Is the donor or the recipient the reportable patient when a cyst removed from a pre-transplanted kidney is determined to be cancerous? See Discussion.
Discussion:
A patient received a kidney from her son. The son's kidney had a cyst which was removed prior to the transplant and later determined to be renal cell ca. Who do we report, the donor or the recipient?
Answer:
The renal cell carcinoma should be reported for the donor. The cyst that was determined to be carcinoma was removed before the kidney was transplanted.
Cancer Site Category:
Kidney, renal pelvis
Data Item Category:
N/A
Other Category:
Reportability
Year:
2009
