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Data Item #3864: Invasion Beyond Capsule

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Length: 1
Source of Standard: NAACCR
Section Name: Stage/Prognostic Factors
Year Implemented: 2018
Version Implemented: 18
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: invasionBeyondCapsule

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: . - No recommendations
CoC Collect: RS - Required, site specific
SEER Collect: RC - Collected by SEER from CoC-accredited hospitals
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations

Description:

Invasion beyond capsule pertains to the pathologically confirmed invasion of the tumor beyond the fibrous capsule in which the kidney is enclosed.

Rationale:

Invasion beyond capsule into specific tissues for Kidney is a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. It was previously collected as Kidney, CS SSF #1.

Item Data Type:

digits

Allowable Values

0-5, 8, 9

Codes:

0

Invasion beyond capsule not identified

1

Perinephric (beyond renal capsule) fat or tissue

2

Renal sinus

3

Gerota’s fascia

4

Any combination of codes 1-3

5

Invasion beyond capsule, NOS

8

Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 may result in an edit error.)

9

Not documented in medical record
Invasion beyond capsule not assessed or unknown if assessed
No surgical resection of primary site is performed

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.