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Tumor Tip of the Week 11-03-2023 Liver SSDI-use the highest prior to Treatment
Scenario: 2023 07-13-2023 Liver, core biopsy: Hepatocellular carcinoma, grade 3. Prominent cirrhosis noted 08-16-2023 Seen by oncology & palliative care. Family decided for home hospice
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Omega Healthcare
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06 November
Tumor Tip of the Week 10-27-2023 Melanoma-New Surgery Codes for Cases Dx 2023 and Beyond
Scenario: 2023 abstracting case for St Elsewhere Exam text: 75 YO Widowed White Female, Hispanic Presented with 2.5 cm lesion posterior right calf, no palpable
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Omega Healthcare
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30 October
Omega Tumor Tip of the Week-10-20-2023 LCIS and Class of Case
Scenario: 2023 patient diagnosed with lobular carcinoma in situ- diagnosed and treated at my facility. The State Registry in which this patient was diagnosed requires
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Omega Healthcare
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23 October
Tumor Tip of the Week – 10-13-2023 Tobacco Use Smoking Status
Scenario: Patient states current use of e-cigarettes Question: How would you code Tobacco Use Smoking Status? 0 Never smoker 1 Current smoker 2 Former smoker
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ramsankar
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13 October
Tumor Tip of the Week: 10-6-2023 NAACCR Recommended Abbreviations and Acronyms
Scenario: Abstractor documented this in text “59 YOAIWF” Question: What does YOAIWF mean???? Year Old American Institute of Wine & Food Year Old Allied Independent
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Omega Healthcare
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05 October
Tumor Tip of the Week-09-28-2023 Clearing up Confusion on LVI -Thyroid and Adrenal vs All Other Primaries
Scenario #1 Colon Resection: Lymphovascular Invasion: Large vessel (venous), extramural Scenario#2 Thyroidectomy: Angioinvasion (Vascular Invasion): Present Lymphatic Invasion: Not Identified Question: How will you Code
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Omega Healthcare
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29 September