ICD-O-3 Errata and Clarifications

The following errata sheets provided below document updates to the ICD-O-3 SEER Site/Histology Validation List since 2/9/2001.

ICD-O-3 Hematopoietic Primaries Table (PDF, 35 KB) - 3/15/2001
The hematopoietic primaries table indicates whether two hematopoietic diseases (such as a lymphoma and a leukemia) diagnosed separately and coded in ICD-O-3 should be considered the same primary (S) or different primaries (D). The table is based on current medical understanding of these diseases as they are listed in ICD-O-3. This table replaces pages 15-37 in the SEER Program Code Manual (3rd edition, 1998) (PDF, 486 KB) for cases diagnosed on or after January 1, 2001. This table replaces Appendix B of the Commission on Cancer's ROADS manual for cases diagnosed on or after January 1, 2001.
Clarifications for Abstracting and Coding Hematopoietic Diseases (PDF, 18 KB) - 5/22/2001
Explanation of what therapies are used for the hematopoietic diseases and how they should be coded in the treatment fields, further description of the hematopoietic primaries table, and additional clarifications specific to the hematopoietic diseases.

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