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Cancer

PSites Terms and Codes

Glossary of Primary Site (Psite) Codes

 

Lip                                 = Psites 000 - 009

Tongue                        = Psites 019, 020 - 029

Salivary gland            = Psites 079, 080 - 089

Gum                              = Psites 030 - 039

Floor of mouth           = Psites 040 - 049

Mouth, NOS                = Psites 050 - 069

Tonsil                           = Psites 090 - 099

Oropharynx                = Psites 100 - 109

Nasopharynx             = Psites 110 - 119

Hypopharynx             = Psites  129,  130 - 139

Pharynx NOS             = Psites  140 - 148

Esophagus                 = Psites  150 - 159

Stomach                      = Psites  160 - 169

Small Intestine           = Psites  170 - 179

Colon                           = Psites  180 - 189

Rectum/Rectosig      = Psites  209,  199

Anus                             = Psites 210 - 218

Liver                              = Psites 220

Gallbladder                 = Psites  239

Bile Ducts                   = Psites  221,  240 - 249

Pancreas                     = Psites  250 - 259

Retropertoneum        = Psites  480

Peritoneum                 = Psites  481 - 488

Other Digestive          = Psites  260 - 269

Nasal Cavity               = Psites  300 - 301,  310 - 319

Larynx                         = Psites   320 - 329

Lung Small Cell         = Psites  340 - 349 AND histology codes 8040-8049

Lung NSCLCA           = Psites  340 - 349 AND histology codes excluding

                                          8040-8049

Pleura                           = Psites  384

Other Resp                  = Psites  339,  381 - 383,  390 - 399

Bone                             = Psites  400 - 409,  410 - 419

Soft Tissue                  = Psites  380,  470 - 479,  490 - 499

Melanoma, Skin         = Psites  440 - 449 AND histology codes 8720-8799

Non Melanoma          = Psites  440 - 449 AND histology codes NOT

                                          8720-8799

Breast                          = Psites  500 - 509

Cervix Ca in situ       = Psites  530 - 531 with a behavior code of 2

Cervix uteri                 = Psites  538 - 539

Corpus uteri               = Psites  540 - 549

Uterus, NOS               = Psites  559

Ovary                          = Psites   569

Vagina                         = Psites  529

Vulva                           = Psites   510 - 519

Other Female             = Psites  570 - 579,  589

Prostate                      = Psite    619

Testis                           = Psites  620 - 629

Penis                            = Psites  600 - 609

Other Male                   = Psites  630 - 629

Bladder                         = Psites  670 - 679

Kidney, Renal             = Psites  649,  659

Ureter                           = Psites   669

Other Urinary             = Psites   680 - 689

Eye                               = Psites   690 - 699

Brain                            = Psites   710 - 719 excluding histology codes

                                         9530-9539 (meningiomas)

Other CNS                  = Psites  700 - 709,  720 - 719 plus 710 - 719 with

                                         histology codes 9530-9539

Thyroid                       = Psites  739

Other Endocrine       = Psites  379, 740 - 749, 750 - 759

Unknown Primary    = Psites  760 - 769,  809

                      Leukemia = histology codes 9800-9949

                      Myeloma = histology codes 9730-9739

                      Hodgkins Dis = histology codes 9650-9669

                      Non-Hodgkins = histology codes 9590-9649, 9670-9742

Benign/borderline = any tumor with a behavior code

(5th digit of histology code) of 0 or 1