Collaborative Stage for TNM 7 - Revised 06/28/2011 [ Schema ]
Brain
CS Site-Specific Factor 1
World Health Organization (WHO) Grade Classification
- Note 1: The World Health Organization (WHO) classification system for tumors of the central nervous sytem combines tumor nomenclature with an associated grading system, so the actual histologic diagnosis directly correlates with the histologic grade of the tumor. The histologic grade used for staging purposes is not the same code that is assigned as the differentiation code in the sixth digit of the ICD-O morphology code and recorded in the traditional registry Grade field.
- Note 2: Code the WHO grade classification as documented in the medical record. If a WHO grade is not documented, refer to the WHO grade instructions in Part I, Section II. For specific histologies, a WHO grade is automatically assigned. See AJCC 7th edition Table 56.2 or MPH rules Brain Section Equivalent Terms and Definitions.
| Code | Description |
| 010 | Grade I |
| 020 | Grade II |
| 030 | Grade III |
| 040 | Grade IV |
| 988 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code 988 will result in an edit error.) |
| 998 | No histologic examination of primary site |
| 999 | Not documented in medical record
Unknown; WHO grade not stated |