Site-Specific Factor 5
Histologic Tumor Necrosis
Notes
**Note 1:** Tumor necrosis is an independent predictor of outcome for renal cell carcinoma. **Note 2:** Record the presence or absence of tumor necrosis as documented in the pathology report. * Assign code 000 if histologic examination of primary site is performed, the pathology report is available for review, and histologic tumor necrosis is not mentionedDefault
988NAACCR Item
NAACCR #2920| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 000 | Histologic tumor necrosis not present/not identified |
| 010 | Histologic tumor necrosis present/identified |
| 988 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case |
| 998 | No histologic examination of primary site |
| 999 | Unknown or no information Not documented in patient record |