Adjust Path T, N, M defaults if No Clin exam done or No Path Procedure Done

Notes

**Note 1:** A cancer may have only clinical information if no pathologic procedure (like a resection) is done. In these cases, the Pathologic T, N and M will be left blank. The algorithm will set the Derived Pathologic Stage Group to 88. The Clinical T, N and M will be used for the Combined fields. **Note 2:** Similarly, a cancer may not have had a clinical workup, but there is pathologic information. In these cases, the Clinical T and N will be left blank. The algorithm will set the Derived Clinical Stage Group based on the defaults of TX and NX. Generally, if Clin M is set to M0, the Clinical Stage Group will be set to 88, and if Clin M is set to a variation of M1, then the Clinical Stage Group will be set to IV. The Pathologic T, N and M will be used for the Combined fields.
Clinical T Clinical N Clinical M Pathologic T Pathologic N Pathologic M Derived Clin Stage Group Derived Path Stage Group Combined T after Adjustments Source of Combined T Combined N after Adjustments Source of Combined N Combined M after Adjustments Source of Combined M
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<BLANK> <BLANK> <BLANK> 88 88 88 88 88 88 9 88 9 88 9
88 88 88 <BLANK> <BLANK> <BLANK> 88 88 88 9 88 9 88 9
<Any value> <Any value> <Any value> <BLANK> <BLANK> <BLANK> MATCH 88 {{tmp_clin_t}} 1 {{tmp_clin_n}} 1 {{tmp_clin_m}} 1
<BLANK> <BLANK> <BLANK> <Any value> <Any value> <Any value> 88 MATCH {{tmp_path_t}} 2 {{tmp_path_n}} 2 {{tmp_path_m}} 2
<Any value> <Any value> <Any value> <Any value> <Any value> <Any value> MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH MATCH