Cancer classification question

"Pathology from this showed a T2 N0 with zero of eight lymph nodes present cancer." I understand the T2 N0, but it's the "with zero of eight lymph nodes" part that I am not sure about. Thank you for any information. ...

The patient has HIV class CD4 "canthada" at 353. Any one famiilar with this classification and what the word might be that sounds like canthada? ...

OPERATIVE REPORT PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS Garden III fracture, femoral neck. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS Garden III fracture, femoral neck. OPERATION PERFORMED Percutaneous insertion of 3 cannulated titanium screws. GROSS FINDINGS The fracture was known to relatively stable preoperatively, and the 3 titanium screws were inserted percutaneously, using 2-sleeve technique over a guidewire. Fluoroscopic control was utilized. Blood loss was essentially nil, as the pr ...

In a cancer report, the doctor gave a diagnosis of Stage IIIC T4aN2M0 cancer. Then she later said, He was staged as a pathological T4aN2a. She added the a and dropped the M0. I listened very carefully for the diagnosis and later in the problem list. She does not add the a after the N2 in either place. Does anyone know why it is N2a in one place but just N2 in the DX? ...

In a colonoscopy report, doc is dictating, s/l ? body I, ASA II. I know about the ASA classification, but not sure about the other. Thanks! ...

This is the first time I have heard of this - YT1N2. What classification system is this? ...

I am a new MQ emp (not by choice) and signed on as FT with benefits, but then found out how worthless the ins is. I am thinking about changing to FT with limited benefits or PT with limited benefits. Is there a drawback? Will they lower my pay? I like the part about lowering the minimum lines required. Any advice would be welcomed. Thanks ...

Just got a letter from the IRS saying they concluded that I performed services (2013) for the firm (Alpha) as an employee! So looks like Alpha and their COO and CRO "team" weren't playing by the rules, although their webpage currently boasts Ms. CRO "ensured compliance with Federal law and managing the payroll benefits for IMedX" in her bio. I see their new webpage no longer has IMedX attached to it--what's up with that anyone know? ...

Gleason score 4 + 5 = 9 involving 35% of the specimen, 1 out of 1 cores contained cancer, linx of cancer was 0.35 cm. She says the linked or linx twice in the document. ?? ...

Is there anything similar to a "whip/Whipp/Wipp shave for cancer? Thanks in advance. ...

Pulmonary evaluation of the same was done with CT imaging which was performed on 01/07/2010. Findings were significant for a right upper lobe opacity with mild FTG uptake with a (sounds like) "suvie" ???? im lost! ...

I am still pretty new to oncology and am really baffled by this one. Gyne/onologist: "XXX returns having last been seen in 2010. She has been followed at MD Anderson in the interim. She has had a recurrence of her disease, was treated with s/l "Electrosol" for a long period of time" I just keep thinking about the dishwasher detergent! And it is pretty clear, as well. Not finding anything close to this. Can anyone help here?? I am really baffled.&n ...

When the doctor dictates: Mr. Frippenwapper has "colon CA" .... do you use 'cancer' or 'carcinoma' for the "CA" or do you just leave it as "CA" ? ...

When typing cancer stages, is it Stage 3, Stage III, stage... ...

s/l aceloid? tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma Thanks ...

Is it -- Dukes A Duke's A Dukes' A I find it all three ways. Thanks for any help in clarifying. ...

Has anyone every heard of a cancer that sounds like, or it's abbreviation can sound like, Endus or Engus? I'm just assuming it's cancer b/c the next line is "May benefit from Rituxan after oncology." I guess in reality, it could really be anything. ...

Ovarian cancer - s/l "sido" reduction. Does anyone know what this is? ...

S/l Colbium/cobia/combium CT was used planning for patient's treatment. ...

Cranivimab, the doctor spelled it. Has anyone ran across this before. ...

This is a patient who is on third line chemotherapy for metastatic small cell lung cancer. He has progressed through carbotaxol, carbo VP16 and is now on topotecan. I can't find carbotaxol or carbo VP16 and I don't have good chemo references. Is carbotaxol carboplatin and taxol? I guess my question is, should it be written carboplatin/taxol and carboplatin VP1-16? Or how should this be written? Help, I'm at a loss here. TIA!! :-) ...

This is exactly what the doctor says. I'm unsure how to write it out. Any help would be appreciated. This patient is known to have metastatic colon cancer. He was first diagnosed in 2006 and was originally PT4 PN2 NXG2 R1 and received chemotherapy and radiation therapy but had recurrent disease. PT4 PN2 NXG2 R1 is what I need help with. ...

Oncology/gyne office note dictation: "Patient with recurrent ovarian carcinoma on s/l six line therapy." Is anyone familiar with this term, or is he saying something else completely? Help! ...

I need some guidance regarding how to type the following staging: Ytt3 TN1a I am new to oncology and the Y thing threw me. Thanks! ...

I need help, please, with a word? Here it goes: The anterior segment is remarkable for papilloma of the right lower lid as well as a lesion just temporal to the right eye that appears to be an old skin cancer lesion or a (sounds like "mevel.") Thank you so much! ...

Are teratomas considered cancer. I have a report where the patient has testicular cancer and the doctor is talking about teratomas, I think :) Thanks. ...

I've got a doctor dictating this as one sentence, so need to know where the comma's go. She says HER2 negative 1+ Ki-67 intermediate 18%. Where do the commas go? I'm not sure what goes with what and not finding any help with Google. Thanks, mt ...

Doctor states final pathologic staging as "T4B 2A M1A." I've researched it individually and came up with T4b IIA M1a, but I'm unfamiliar with cancer staging, so if anyone can confirm whether this is right, I'd appreciate it a lot. Thank you! ...

I'm looking for a listing of cancer drugs, approved and in trials, that has the correct case (generic and brand name). FDA.gov is a good one but that includes all drugs and I was hoping to find a list of just cancer drugs. Any suggestions? ...

Cancer classification question - Colleen

Also, same patient, cancer term question - Colleen

Stages in Roman, grades in Arabic, and paraffin block - NM

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am forever in your - Colleen

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