For cancer marker: Is it CA15-3 or CA 15-3 ??

I am starting to type quite a few cancer reports, and there are so many tumor markers for the various types of cancer. I probably should invest in a new Stedman's Oncology but don't have the extra $$ right now. Does anyone know a site that might help me figure these out? On web sites i've found, there doesn't seem to be much consistency in putting in hyphens (like CA25, CA 125, CA-125, etc.). ...

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? ...

Have not seen them before today and I was just wondering. I think they stand for nonsense.... ...

what is causing my skip marker to stay in the report after the ADT info is skip marked. ...

in DQS 6.1. Seems to be wherever the dictator pauses or says mmm. Do we leave it there or what. ...

Had a report with 4 QA markers -- anything over 2 markers has to be sent to QA. Once again, they couldn't hear it either and sent it with 4 markers. It probably sent me over the 5% submission rate, and I will get docked for it. Why can't QA get docked 1.5 cpl and me 1.5 cpl since NEITHER ONE OF US COULD HEAR IT????? ...

Dictated "CEA was elevated at 29, CA 15.3 at 1938, and CA 27.29 was elevated at the outset at 2243." My questions are regarding the CA 15.3 of "1938" and the CA 27.29 of "2243." Should they be "19.38" and "22.43" or "1938" and "2243"? When I'm googling the reference ranges for CA 15.3, a value of 19.38 doesn't seem to be elevated; neither does a value of 22.43 for CA 27.29. But.. 1938 and 2243 seem awfully high. Can someone please help me with this? Thanks!!! ...

Don't want to call support if I don't have to -- does someone know how I can make the period after a Q/A marker stay put when I key in spaces? Right now, it moves along putting the spaces in front of the period. Growl!!! ...

I always thought I had been doing that, but I got this message more than once, so I'd like to see if any QA here can clarify this. CCM has no idea what she means ???? I always understood to place the QA marker right where I hear the blank and that is what I thought I was doing. Any suggestions or comments as to what could be happening? I don't want to make the QA's job any more difficult than it already is..... TIA..... ...

It just looks odd with two different ways? Is there a standard? ...

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! ...

For cancer marker: Is it CA15-3 or CA 15-3 ?? - traci

See link inside for cancer marker tests. - SM

CA 15-3. No period, use hyphen - Happy MT Robin

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