California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III

Eureka Edits

IF312: Age, Primary Site, Morph ICDO3--Adult

Was previously named: "Age at Diagnosis, Behavior Code ICD-O-3, Histologic Type ICD-O-3, Over-ride Age-Site-Morph, Primary Site,  --Adult"

Edit Sets:

California Hospital Transmit

Eureka Admission Level

Eureka Tumor Level

Fields:

Age at Diagnosis  [NAACCR #230]

Primary Site  [NAACCR #400]

Behavior Code ICD-O-3  [NAACCR #523]

Histologic Type ICD-O-3  [NAACCR #522]

Over-ride Age-Site-Morph  [NAACCR #1990]

Message:

IF 312:  Conflict among Age at Diagnosis [value], Primary Site [value], Histologic Type ICD-O-3 [value], Behavior Code ICD-O-3 [value], and Over-ride Age Site Morph [value]

Specification:

This edit is skipped if any of the following statements are true:

Age at Diagnosis is less than 15.

Morph--Type&Behav ICD-O-3 is blank

Date of Diagnosis < 2001

Over-ride Age/Site/Morph contains a '1' (review completed and case accepted as coded), no further checking is done.

For each specified age group in the following table, the Primary Site/Morphology combinations require review.

Additional Information:

Some cancers occur almost exclusively in certain age groups. For example, retinoblastoma is a tumor of young children, while prostate cancer occurs in older men.  This edit checks that selected cancers are reported only for patients of specific ages at diagnosis. The expected ages are listed for each edited site/morphology combination in the "Description" field of the edit documentation.

First check that the primary site and histologic type are coded correctly and that the age, date of birth, and date of diagnosis are correct. These two dates are not actually used in the edit; however, they may have been used to calculate the age at diagnosis, which is used in this edit. Correction of errors may require inspection of the abstracted text, either online or as recorded on a paper abstract. Review of the original medical record may also be required.

If upon review, all items are correct as coded, an over-ride flag may be set so that the case will not be considered in error when the edit is run again. Enter a 1 in the field Over-ride Age/Site/Morph to indicate that the coding is correct.

Example

The edit identifies prostate cancers occurring before age 45. On review, the birth date in this case is in error and should be 1/10/06. Enter the correct birth date. The age will recalculate to 89, and the case will no longer be in error.

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