Sequence Number--Central/Reportability--Heme &
Lymphoid Neoplasms: Is a hematolymphoid disease included in the sequencing if it
was not reportable at the time of diagnosis?
Do not include the disease in the sequencing if the
original hematolymphoid disease was not reportable at time of diagnosis.
The 2025 SEER Manual Sequence Number--Central
Coding Instruction 1.a advises: A ‘reportable’ primary refers to the
site/histology/behavior of the tumor and the years when reporting was required.
Review of the reportability requirements in effect during the diagnosis year
will be needed.
Reportability/Histology--Adrenal Gland: Is a case of pheochromocytoma reportable? The adrenal resection that was sent out for expert review final diagnosis is: Pheochromocytoma Impression with comment: Benign Pheochromocytoma based on Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal gland Scaled Score (PASS) of 4.
Report pheochromocytoma (8700/3). According to WHO Classification of Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumors, 5th edition, patients with pheochromocytomas are currently considered to have a lifelong risk of metastases and therefore conceptually they are all considered ‘malignant.’