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Data Item #3934: Tumor Deposits

* 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: tumorDeposits

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:

A tumor deposit is defined as a discrete nodule of cancer in pericolic/perirectal fat or in adjacent mesentery (mesocolic or rectal fat) within the lymph drainage area of the primary carcinoma, without identifiable lymph node tissue or identifiable vascular structure.

Rationale:

The presence of tumor deposits is a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. It was previously collected as Colon and Rectum CS SSF# 4.

Item Data Type:

text

Allowable Values

00, 01-99, X1, X2, X8, X9

Codes:

00

No tumor deposits

01-99

01-99 Tumor deposits
(Exact number of Tumor Deposits)

X1

100 or more Tumor Deposits

X2

Tumor Deposits identified, number unknown

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
Cannot be determined by the pathologist
Pathology report does not mention tumor deposits
No surgical resection done
Tumor Deposits 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.