California Cancer Reporting System Standards Volume I: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals

II.1.1 Criterion for Reportability of Benign/Borderline Brain and CNS Tumors

In determining whether a tumor is reportable, the basic criterion is a diagnosis of cancer by a physician, surgeon, or dentist, even if it is not pathologically confirmed. For vague and ambiguous diagnostic terms, see Section II.1.6.  A positive pathology report takes precedence over any other report or statement in a patient's chart. In case of doubt about the reportability of a tumor, contact the hospital's regional registry for advice.

For benign and borderline brain and CNS tumors, there must be a corresponding ICD-0-3 histology code for any CNS
tumor-related diagnosis.

• The terms "tumor" and "neoplasm" are diagnostic and reportable for non-malignant brain and CNS primaries.
• The terms "mass" and "lesion" are not reportable for non-malignant brain and CNS primaries, but may be used for initial casefinding purposes.
• The terms "hypodense mass" or "cystic neoplasm" are not reportable even for CNS tumors.

See Section II.1.9.1 Reportability - Benign/Borderline Brain and CNS Tumors.

 

 

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