Category:Tumor (old)

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Definition of metastatic and non metastatic for the database

  • 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.
  • 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