November 2020 Revision History for the Solid Tumor Rules

This is a document containing changes only. Do not use in place of the Solid Tumor Rules.

General Instructions

• References to Other Sites and Melanoma updated throughout document.
• How to use the Multiple Primary Rules section: Statement Added: "Do not use physician staging to determine multiple primaries."
• Timing Rules section: Statement Added: "No evidence of disease (NED) means complete response to treatment."
• Section updated: Important Information for Coding Histologic Type for Cases Diagnosed 1/1/2018 Forward.
• Priority Order for Using Documentation to Code Histology section: Information added: "Which document to use when there is conflicting information between the final diagnosis, synoptic report, or CAP protocol."
• Definitions added for CAP Protocol, Final Diagnosis, and Synoptic Report.

Cutaneous Melanoma

Initial publication of Cutaneous Melanoma Solid Tumor Rules (For use with cases 1/1/2021 and forward).