Site-Specific Factor 3

Ulceration and Edema

Notes

**Note 1:** Tumor associated edema or ulceration is a poor risk. **Note 2:** Tumor associated edema or ulceration is usually histologically confirmed and documented in the pathology report. If tumor associated edema or ulceration is diagnosed clinically without pathologic confirmation, use code 040. **Note 3:** If there is no documentation or no mention of ulceration or edema in the pathology report or clinical examination, assume ulceration and edema are not present and use code 000.

Default

988

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #2900
Code Description
000 No ulceration or edema present
010 Ulceration present
020 Edema present
030 Ulceration and edema present
040 Clinical diagnosis of edema and/or ulceration
988 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
999 Unknown or no information
Not documented in patient record