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Data Standards and Data Dictionary

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Length: 3
Source of Standard: AJCC
Section Name: Stage/Prognostic Factors
Year Implemented: 2003
Version Implemented: 10
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: csSiteSpecificFactor1

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: RH* - Historically collected and currently transmitted when available
CoC Collect: RH - Historically collected and currently transmitted
SEER Collect: RH - Historically collected and currently transmitted
CCCR Collect: RH* - Historically collected and currently transmitted when available

Description:

Identifies additional information needed to generate stage, or prognostic factors that have an effect on stage or survival.

Rationale:

Site-specific factors are used to record additional staging information needed by Collaborative Staging to derive TNM and/or SEER Summary Stage codes for particular site-histology schema.

Format:

Right justified, zero filled

Item Data Type:

digits

Allowable Values

000-999 (site-specific)

Codes:

The information recorded in CS Site-Specific Factor 1 differs for each anatomic site. See the most current version of the Collaborative Stage Data Collection System (http://cancerstaging.org),^13^ for rules and site-specific codes and coding structures.