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Version 26
Data Item #3842: Gleason Tertiary Pattern

* indicates required field

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: gleasonTertiaryPattern

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: RS* - Required, site specific; when available
CoC Collect: RS - Required, site specific
SEER Collect: RC - Collected by SEER from CoC-accredited hospitals
CCCR Collect: RS* - Required, site specific; when available

Description:

Prostate cancers are graded using Gleason score or pattern. This data item represents the tertiary pattern value from a radical prostatectomy or autopsy.

Rationale:

Tertiary Gleason pattern on prostatectomy is a Registry Data Collection Variable for AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Prostate, CS SSF# 11.

Item Data Type:

text

Allowable Values

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, X7, X8, X9

Codes:

10

Tertiary pattern 1

20

Tertiary pattern 2

30

Tertiary pattern 3

40

Tertiary pattern 4

50

Tertiary pattern 5

X7

No radical prostatectomy/autopsy 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
Gleason Tertiary Pattern 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.