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Tumor Tip of the Week 01-26-2024 CYA-Cover Your Abstracting
You should be able to abstract a case from the text you have documented. Be sure to follow your specific facility guidelines and/or State requirements
Tumor Tip of the Week 01-19-2024 Whipple
Scenario: 1-19-2024 diagnosed with Pancreas Adenocarcinoma treated with a Pyloric-preserving Whipple operation with pancreaticoduodenectomy Question: How would you code the Primary Surgery Code? B350 Local
Tumor Tip of the Week-01-12-2024 Version 9 AJCC Protocols
Version 9 Protocols available as of 2024 are listed below. These are currently available on Amazon. They are about $10 each paperback or kindle, you
Tumor Tip of the Week 01-05-2024 What’s New in 2024
Required Reading 2024 NAACCR Implementation Guidelines and Recommendations (Revised January 2023) https://www.naaccr.org/implementation-guidelines/ ICD-O-3.2 Implementation Documents for implementation in 2024 – Use of implementation guidelines is
Tumor Tip of the Week- 12-21-2023 CRM-Mesenteric Vascular Margin
Scenario: Path Cap Summary Margins: Negative In the gross description I find this information Distance of mass to: Proximal margin: 14 cm Distal margin: 11
Tumor Tip of the Week 12-15-2023 Tips for Prolactinoma revised
Scenario: 02-20-2023 MRI Brain: Approximately 0.7 cm T2 hyperintense, hypo enhancing lesion in the central pituitary gland is suspicious for a pituitary microadenoma. 04-21-2023 Office