Version 25
Data Item #3897: Number of Cores Examined

Length: 2
Source of Standard: NAACCR
Section Name: Stage/Prognostic Factors
Year Implemented: 2018
Version Implemented: 18
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: numberOfCoresExamined

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: . - No recommendations
CoC Collect: RS - Required, site specific
SEER Collect: RS - Required, site specific
CCCR Collect: RS* - Required, site specific; when available

Description:

This data item represents the number of cores examined as documented in the pathology report from needle biopsy of the prostate gland.

Rationale:

Number of Cores Examined is a Registry Data Collection Variable for AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Prostate, CS SSF# 13.

Item Data Type:

text

Allowable Values

01-99, X1, X6, X7, X8, X9

Codes:

01-99	1 - 99 cores examined (Exact number of cores examined)
X1	100 or more cores examined
X6	Biopsy cores examined, number unknown
X7	No needle core biopsy performed
X8	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code X8 may result in an edit error.)
X9	Not documented in medical record Number of cores examined not assessed or unknown if assessed

Code Notes:

Each Site-Specific Data Item (SSDI) applies only to selected primary sites, histologies, and years of diagnosis. Depending on applicability and standard-setter requirements, SSDIs may be left blank.

Version 25 Data Item #3897: Number of Cores Examined