Collaborative Stage for TNM 7 - Revised 06/07/2011  [ Schema ]

Breast

CS Site-Specific Factor 20
Assessment of Positive Distant Metastases

CodeDescription
000No positive metastases identified
005No clinical or radiographic evidence of distant metastasis, but deposits of molecularly or  microscopically  detected tumor cells in circulating blood, bone marrow or other non-regional nodal tissue that are 0.2 millimeters (mm)  or less in a patient without symptoms or signs of metastasis
010Physical examination or laboratory tests only
020Radiography,imaging:
    Ultrasound (US)
    Computed tomography scan (CT)
    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    Positron emission tomography scan (PET)
030Incisional biopsy; fine needle aspiration (FNA)
040Excisional biopsy or resection with microscopic confirmation
988Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code 988 may result in an edit error.)
999Unknown or no information
Not documented in patient record