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Data Item #3918: Profound Immune Suppression

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: profoundImmuneSuppression

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:

Profound Immune Suppression, suppressed immune status that may be associated with HIV/AIDs, solid organ transplant, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple conditions or other conditions, increases the risk of developing Merkel Cell Carcinoma and is an adverse prognostic factor.

Rationale:

Profound Immune Suppression is a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. It was previously collected as Merkel Cell Penis, SSF #22, Merkel Cell Scrotum SSF #22, Merkel Cell Skin, SSF# 22, and Merkel Cell Vulva, SSF# 22.

Item Data Type:

digits

Allowable Values

0-6, 8, 9

Codes:

0	No immune suppression condition(s) identified/not present
1	Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
2	Solid organ transplant recipient
3	Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
4	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
5	Multiple immune suppression conditions
6	Profound immune suppression present
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 Profound immune suppression 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.

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