CS Site-Specific Factor 2
Systemic Symptoms at Diagnosis
Notes
**Note 1**: The constitutional symptoms (B symptoms) for Kaposi Sarcoma are: * A. Fevers: Unexplained fever with temperature above 38 degrees C; * B. Night sweats: Drenching sweats that require change of bedclothes; * C. Weight loss: Unexplained weight loss of more than 10% of the usual body weight in the six months prior to diagnosis. * D. Diarrhea: Persistent diarrhea lasting longer than two weeks. **Note 2**: The presence of these constitutional symptoms for Kaposi Sarcoma does not modify the stage. **Note 3**: Assign code 000 if the History and Physical, progress notes, and consultations make no mention of B symptoms.Default
988NAACCR Item
NAACCR #2890| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 000 | No B symptoms (asymptomatic) |
| 010 | Any B symptoms: Unexplained fever (above 38 degrees C) Night sweats Unexplained weight loss (generally greater than 10% of body weight in the six months before admission) B symptoms, NOS |
| 020 | Persistent diarrhea lasting longer than two weeks |
| 888 | OBSOLETE DATA CONVERTED V0200 See code 988: Not applicable for this site |
| 988 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (May include cases converted from code 888 used in CSv1 for "Not applicable" or when the item was not collected. If this item is required to derive T, N, M, or any stage, use of code 988 may result in an error.) |
| 999 | Unknown or no information Not documented in patient record |