Organization |
Field Name |
ID |
Required |
---|---|---|---|
KCR |
Grade Post Therapy Clin (yc) |
30141 |
yes |
SEER |
Grade Post Therapy Clin (yc) |
1068 |
yes |
Note 1 Leave Grade Post Therapy Clin (yc) blank when
- No neoadjuvant therapy
- Clinical or pathological case only
- Neoadjuvant therapy completed, no microscopic exam is done prior to surgery/resection of primary tumor
- There is only one grade available and it cannot be determined if it is clinical, pathological, post therapy clinical or post therapy pathological
Note 2 Assign the highest grade from the microscopically sampled specimen of the primary site following neoadjuvant therapy or primary systemic/radiation therapy.
Note 3 If there are multiple tumors with different grades abstracted as one primary, code the highest grade.
Note 4 Codes L and H take priority over A-D.
Note 5 Record the mitotic rate as Low or High as indicated on the pathology report or CAP protocol. Assume the denominator is 5 square mm if not specified.
- Low 5 or fewer mitoses per 5 square mm (L)
- High Over 5 mitoses per 5 square mm (H)
Note 6 Code 9 (unknown) when
- Microscopic exam is done after neoadjuvant therapy and grade from the primary site is not documented
- Microscopic exam is done after neoadjuvant therapy and there is no residual cancer
- Grade checked “not applicable” on CAP Protocol (if available) and no other grade information is available
Note 7 If you are assigning an AJCC 8th edition stage group
- Grade is required to assign stage group
- Codes A-D are treated as an unknown grade when assigning AJCC stage group
- An unknown grade may result in an unknown stage group
Code |
Description |
---|---|
L |
Low: 5 or fewer mitoses per 5 square mm |
H |
High: Over 5 mitoses per 5 square mm |
A |
Well differentiated |
B |
Moderately differentiated |
C |
Poorly differentiated |
D |
Undifferentiated, anaplastic |
9 |
Grade cannot be assessed; Unknown |
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See Note 1 |