Reportability--Heme & Lymphoid Neoplasms: According to the hematopoietic database, systemic mastocytosis is reportable; does that include INDOLENT systemic mastocytosis (which is not listed in the list of alternative names)?
Diagnostic confirmation--Heme & Lymphoid Neoplasms: What is the diagnostic confirmation code for a death certificate only (DCO) diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia?
Primary site--Heme & Lymphoid Neoplasms: How is the primary site coded, and which PH rule applies, when chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is diagnosed simultaneously by biopsies of both lymph node(s) and the bone marrow?
Histology--Heme & Lymphoid Neoplasms: How is histology coded for a diagnosis of composite lymphoma (follicular lymphoma and small lymphocytic lymphoma, BCL-2 positive)?
Multiple primaries--Heme & Lymphoid Neoplasms: How many primaries are accessioned if a patient has a history of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and a 12/08/2011 subsequent biopsy of the left leg that confirms leukemia cutis? See Discussion.
Primary site--Heme & Lymphoid Neoplasms: How is the primary site coded for a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, immunoblastic variant involving the left maxillary vestibule and entire left maxilla? See Discussion.
Multiple primaries--Heme & Lymphoid Neoplasms: How many primaries are accessioned when an excisional biopsy of a chest wall nodule shows diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (40%) and follicular lymphoma, grade 3A (60%)? See Discussion.
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