* indicates required field
Length: 1
Source of Standard: SEER/CoC
Section Name: Cancer Identification
Record Types: A, M, C, I
XML NAACCR ID: diagnosticConfirmation
Parent XML Element: Tumor
Required Status:
NPCR Collect: R - Required
CoC Collect: R - Required
SEER Collect: R - Required
CCCR Collect: R - Required
Description:
Code for the best method of diagnostic confirmation of the cancer being reported at any time in the patient’s history.
Rationale:
Diagnostic confirmation is useful to calculate rates based on microscopically confirmed cancers. Full incidence calculations must also include tumors that are only confirmed clinically. The percentage of tumors that not micropscopically confirmed is an indication of whether case finding is including sources outside of pathology reports.
Item Data Type:
digits
Allowable Values
1-9
Codes:
1 |
Positive histology |
|---|---|
2 |
Positive cytology |
3 |
Positive histology PLUS - positive immunophenotyping AND/OR positive genetic studies (Used only for hematopoietic and lymphoid neoplasms M-9590/3-9992/3) |
4 |
Positive microscopic confirmation, method not specified |
5 |
Positive laboratory test/marker study |
6 |
Direct visualization without microscopic confirmation |
7 |
Radiography and/or other imaging techniques without microscopic confirmation |
8 |
Clinical diagnosis only (other than 5, 6, or 7) |
9 |
Unknown whether or not microscopically confirmed; death certificate only |
Code Notes:
Note: Code 3 (used only for hematopoietic and lymphoid neoplasms M-9590/3-9992/3) was adopted for use effective with 2010 diagnoses.