Organization

Field Name

ID

Required

KCR

Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion

34124

yes 

SEER

Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion

3937

yes 

Note 1 Physician statement of Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.

Note 2 Code 0 for in situ (behavior/2) tumors.

Note 3 A surgical resection must be done to determine if the visceral and/or parietal pleural is involved.

Note 4 Do not use imaging findings to code this data item

Note 5 Code 9 when
+ A FNA only is performed. A FNA is not adequate to assess pleural layer invasion
+ Surgical resection of the primary site is performed and there is no mention of visceral and/or parietal pleural invasion

Code

Description

0

No evidence of visceral pleural invasion identified
Tumor does not completely traverse the elastic layer of the pleura
Stated as PL0

4

Invasion of visceral pleura present, NOS
Stated as PL1 or PL2

5

Tumor invades into or through the parietal pleura OR chest wall
Stated as PL3

6

Tumor extends to pleura, NOS; not stated if visceral or parietal

8

Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 will result in an edit error.)

9

Not documented in medical record
No surgical resection of primary site is performed
Visceral Pleural Invasion not assessed or unknown if assessed or cannot be determined