Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion (Lung (V9 2025+))

Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion (Lung (V9 2025+))

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KCR

Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion

34124

VisandPariPleuralInv

yes 

SEER

Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion

3937

visceralParietalPleuralInvasion

yes 

Note 1 Physician Statement

  • Physician statement of Visceral and Parietal Pleural Invasion can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.

Note 2 Criteria for coding

  • A surgical resection must be done to determine if the visceral and/or parietal pleural is involved.

  • Exception In situ tumors (/2) can be coded 0 based on biopsy or surgical resection

  • Do not use imaging findings to code this data item

Code

Description

Code

Description

0

No evidence of visceral pleural invasion identified
Tumor does not completely traverse the elastic layer of the pleura
Stated as PL0

Primary tumor is in situ
Non-invasive neoplasm (behavior /2)
No evidence of primary tumor|

4

Invasion of visceral pleura present, NOS
Stated as PL1 or PL2

5

Tumor invades into or through the parietal pleura OR chest wall
Stated as PL3

6

Tumor extends to pleura, NOS; not stated if visceral or parietal

8

Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 will result in an edit error.)

9

Not documented in medical record
No surgical resection of primary site is performed
Visceral Pleural Invasion not assessed or unknown if assessed or cannot be determined

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