California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III
California Hospital Transmit
Eureka Admission Level
Eureka Tumor Level
Multiplicity Counter [NAACCR #446]
ER 288: Multiplicity Counter [value] is invalid
This field is allowed to be blank because the item is not required for all years of diagnosis. Two other edits support the various standard setter requirements based on year of diagnosis:
1. Multiplicity Counter, Date of DX (SEER IF156)
- SEER and COC: Verifies that Multiplicity Counter is not blank if the year of Date of Diagnosis is 2007-2013
Must be a valid Multiplicity Counter code (00-89, 99) or blank.
Codes
00 No primary tumor identified
01 One tumor only
02 Two tumors present; bilateral ovaries involved with cystic carcinoma
03 Three tumors present
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88 Information on multiple tumors not collected/not applicable for this site
89 Multicentric, multifocal, number unknown
99 Unknown if multiple tumors; not documented
Blank Information not collected for this diagnosis date (e.g., all cases diagnosed prior to 2007)
8/15/06: New data item for 2007.
1/1/2011 Added 00 and 89 to allowable values.
2013 Data Item Changes: Reference in description to standard setter requirements was updated.