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Tumor Tip of the Week- 06-21-2024 Make sure you are recording all treatment -includes treatment done-recommended-refused-contraindicated
Just as important as it is to code the treatment a patient received, you also need to code when a treatment is not given due
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Omega Healthcare
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24 June
Tumor Tip of the Week 06-07-2024 Radiation Treatment Volume GYN Brachytherapy after TAHBSO
Scenario: • Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma pT3b pN0 treated with TAH/BSO + XRT • Phase 1 XRT: 2/10/2024 to 3/13/2024, Whole pelvis XRT IMRT/6x, 180 cGy x
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Omega Healthcare
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07 June
Tumor Tip of the Week 05-31-2024 Most Specific vs Distinctly Different
Scenario: 2024 Endometrium, curettage: Endometrioid adenocarcinoma, FIGO GR 1 w/ squamous differentiation. TAH/BSO SLN Dissection: Endometrium – Endometrioid adenocarcinoma (FIGO GR 1), confined to the
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Omega Healthcare
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03 June
Tumor Tip of the Week 5-24-204 Ambiguous Terms on Cytology-Later Confirmed=Date of Diagnosis
Scenario: 5-12-2024 Pleural fluid cytology-Staining pattern is consistent with metastatic carcinoma, most likely of breast origin. 5-15-2024 Oncologist stated the patient had pleural fluid cytology
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Omega Healthcare
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27 May
Tumor Tip of the Week-05-17-2024 Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma HPV+
Scenario: 2023 Palatine Tonsil (C09.9) biopsy: Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV+ Question: What is the Histology? 8071 Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma 8085 Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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ramsankar
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17 May
Tumor Tip of the Week 05-10-2024 Afirma Test
Scenario: 5-1-2024 FNA Left lobe Thyroid: Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance (FLUS); see note: NOTE: Afirma molecular testing was performed on the specimen and was
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Omega Healthcare
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10 May