Item #	Length	Source of Standard	Year Implemented	Version Implemented	Year Retired	Version Retired
3842	2	NAACCR	2018	18

NAACCR XML: Tumor.gleasonTertiaryPattern

Description

Prostate cancers are graded using Gleason score or pattern. This data item represents the tertiary pattern value from prostatectomy or autopsy.

Rationale

Tertiary Gleason pattern on prostatectomy is a Registry Data Collection Variable for AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Prostate, CS SSF# 11.

Codes

10	Tertiary pattern 1
20	Tertiary pattern 2
30	Tertiary pattern 3
40	Tertiary pattern 4
50	Tertiary pattern 5
X7	No radical prostatectomy/autopsy performed
X8	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code X8 may result in an edit error.)
X9	Not documented in medical record Gleason Tertiary Pattern not assessed or unknown if assessed

Each Site-Specific Data Item (SSDI) applies only to selected primary sites, histologies, and years of diagnosis. Depending on applicability and standard-setter requirements, SSDIs may be left blank.