Collaborative Stage

Collaborative Stage for TNM 7 - Revised 12/18/2009 [ Schema ]

CS Site-Specific Factor 20
Assessment of Positive Distant Metastases

Note 1: This Site-Specific Factor evaluates how the information regarding positive metastasis in CS metastasis and CS metastasis to the bone, lung, liver, and brain were determined. If distant metastasis is coded as 00 - no positive metastasis, this field must also be coded to 000.
Note 2: Code to the highest code if multiple assessments. See part I for tests to be included.

Code	Description
000	No positive metastases were identified
010	Clinical assessment
020	Radiography; Imaging (US, CT, MRI, PET)
030	Incisional biopsy; FNA
040	Excisional biopsy or resection with microscopic confirmation other than by biopsy
988	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
999	Unknown or no information Not documented in patient record