TNM Clinical Staged By Identifies the person who recorded the clinical AJCC staging elements and the stage group in the patient’s medical record. Values: 00 = Not Staged 10 = Physician, NOS, or physician type not specified in codes 11-15 11 = Surgeon 12 = Radiation Oncologist 13 = Medical Oncologist 14 = Pathologist 15 = Multiple Physicians; tumor board, etc. 20 = Cancer Registrar 30 = Cancer Registrar and Physician 40 = Nurse, physician assistant, or other non-physician medical staff 50 = Staging assigned at another facility 60 = Staging by Central Registry 88 = Case is not eligible for staging 99 = Staged but unknown who assigned stage
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