Invasion Beyond Capsule

Notes

**Note 1:** Physician statement of pathologically confirmed invasion of the tumor beyond the fibrous capsule (invasion beyond capsule) can be used to code this data item. **Note 2:** Information about invasion beyond the capsule is collected in primary tumor as an element in anatomic staging. It is also collected in this field as it may have an independent effect on prognosis. **Note 3:** Perinephric/sinus fat invasion should be confirmed microscopically and is invasion into fat by tumor cells, with or without desmoplastic reaction, and vascular invasion into perinephric/sinus soft tissue. **Note 4:** Record invasion beyond capsule as documented in the pathology report. **Note 5:** Do not use imaging findings to code this data item. **Note 6:** Code 9 if surgical resection of the primary site is performed and there is no mention of invasion beyond capsule.

Default

8

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #3864

Metadata

SSDI
Code Description
0 Invasion beyond capsule not identified
1 Perinephric (beyond renal capsule) fat or tissue
2 Renal sinus
3 Gerota’s fascia
4 Any combination of codes 1-3
5 Invasion beyond capsule, NOS
8 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 may result in an edit error.)
9 Not documented in medical record Invasion beyond capsule not assessed or unknown if assessed No surgical resection of primary site is performed