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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

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 24 June

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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

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 07 June

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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

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 03 June

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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

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 27 May

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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

  • ramsankar
  • 17 May

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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

  • Omega Healthcare
  • 10 May