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Item #
Length
Source of Standard
Year Implemented
Version Implemented
Year Retired
Version Retired
3897
2
NAACCR
2018
18
NAACCR XML: Tumor.numberOfCoresExamined
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.
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
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.