Grade Clinical
Notes
**Note 1:** Clinical grade must not be blank. **Note 2:** Assign the highest grade from the primary tumor assessed during the clinical time frame. **Note 3:** Priority order for codes * Urothelial cancers: use codes L, H and 9 * Adenocarcinomas and Squamous Cell Carcinomas: use codes 1-3, 9 **Note 4:** G3 includes undifferentiated and anaplastic. **Note 5:** Code 9 when * Grade from primary site is not documented * Clinical workup is not done (for example, cancer is an incidental finding during surgery for another condition) * Grade checked “not applicable” on CAP Protocol (if available) and no other grade information is available **Note 6:** If there is only one grade available and it cannot be determined if it is clinical, pathological, or after neo-adjuvant therapy, assign as a clinical grade and code unknown (9) for pathological grade, and blank for post-therapy grade.Default
9NAACCR Item
NAACCR #3843Metadata
SSDICode | Description |
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1 | G1: Well differentiated |
2 | G2: Moderately differentiated |
3 | G3: Poorly differentiated |
L | LG: Low-grade |
H | HG: High-grade |
9 | Grade cannot be assessed (GX); Unknown |