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Tumor Tip of the Week-08-11-2023 Ductal & Lobular Breast Cancer

Scenario: 2023 Patient diagnosed with single tumor Right UOQ Breast 1.9 cm DCIS & 2mm invasive lobular carcinoma Question:  How would you code histology? 8520/3

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 14 August

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Tumor Tip of the Week 07-21-2023 Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma

Scenario:  2023 Diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer Histologic type: Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma,    90% Follicular & 10% Classic Question: How would you code histology? [multiple choice

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 07 August

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Tumor Tip of the Week 07-28-2023 Incidental Thyroid Carcinoma

Scenario:   65-year-old male presents to your facility for resection of a Goiter, US shows: 1.5cm nodule right lobe of the thyroid, physical exam reveals 1.5cm

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 01 August

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2023-07-14 Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma and Endometrial Adenocarcinoma

Scenario:  2023 Diagnosis of Endometrial Cancer Biopsy+ endometrial adenocarcinoma Question: How would you code histology? [multiple choice below, choose one answer] 8140 Adenocarcinoma 8380 Endometrioid

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 17 July

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Tumor Tip of the Week-07-07-2023 What to do with those Needle biopsies-Revised

Scenario #1: [Biopsy Cytology (other than lymph node)] 1/6/2023 Fine Needle Aspirate cytology of the thyroid nodule showed papillary carcinoma Question: How do you code

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 10 July

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Tumor Tip of the Week-06-30-2023 CRM >1cm

Scenario 2023: Colon Cancer Adenocarcinoma Case pathologist report margins as: Closest Margin(s) to Invasive Carcinoma Radial (circumferential) or mesenteric Distance from Invasive Carcinoma to Closest

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 03 July