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==Definition of metastatic and non metastatic for the database== | ==Definition of metastatic and non metastatic for the database== | ||
*Non metastatic in our program refers to the primary site. | *Non metastatic in our program refers to the primary site. | ||
*Metastatic in our program refers to the site where the the cancer has spread to. | *Metastatic in our program refers to the site where the the cancer has spread to. | ||
* For example: a pt with a primary site of bowel cancer which has mets to the liver would be coded as follows: Bowel-non-metatstatic | * For example: a pt with a primary site of bowel cancer which has mets to the liver would be coded as follows: | ||
** Bowel-non-metatstatic | |||
** Liver-metastatic | |||