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Tumor Tip of the Week-11-17-2023 Are you assigning yc Posttherapy Stage as often as you should be?
Scenario: Patient presented with Rectal Primary cT2 cN2a cM0 Stage 3B Grade 3 Adenocarcinoma Treatment Plan: Total neo-adjuvant therapy followed by consolidative proctocolectomy with perhaps
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Omega Healthcare
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20 November
Tumor Tip of the Week-11-10-2023 HAMN Tidbits
Scenario 2023: Patient presented with RLQ pain. Physical exam abdomen tender to palpation, otherwise within normal limits CT Ab/Pelvis: Suspect Appendicitis. No enlarged lymph nodes.
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Omega Healthcare
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10 November
Tumor Tip of the Week 11-03-2023 Liver SSDI-use the highest prior to Treatment
Scenario: 2023 07-13-2023 Liver, core biopsy: Hepatocellular carcinoma, grade 3. Prominent cirrhosis noted 08-16-2023 Seen by oncology & palliative care. Family decided for home hospice
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Omega Healthcare
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06 November
Tumor Tip of the Week 10-27-2023 Melanoma-New Surgery Codes for Cases Dx 2023 and Beyond
Scenario: 2023 abstracting case for St Elsewhere Exam text: 75 YO Widowed White Female, Hispanic Presented with 2.5 cm lesion posterior right calf, no palpable
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Omega Healthcare
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30 October
Omega Tumor Tip of the Week-10-20-2023 LCIS and Class of Case
Scenario: 2023 patient diagnosed with lobular carcinoma in situ- diagnosed and treated at my facility. The State Registry in which this patient was diagnosed requires
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Omega Healthcare
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23 October
Tumor Tip of the Week – 10-13-2023 Tobacco Use Smoking Status
Scenario: Patient states current use of e-cigarettes Question: How would you code Tobacco Use Smoking Status? 0 Never smoker 1 Current smoker 2 Former smoker
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ramsankar
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13 October
