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Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) System Guide – 2010 Edition

Part III – Core Reference Tables Appendix

Introduction

  • Canadian Cancer Registry overview
  • CCR System Guide: Document Organization
  • Part III document organization: Core Reference Tables
  • Changes to the Core Reference Tables for the 2009 and 2010 reference years
    Changes to the Core Reference Tables for the 2007 and 2008 reference years
  • Statistics Canada Contacts.

0.1 Canadian Cancer Registry Overview

The patient–oriented Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) evolved from the event–oriented National Cancer Incidence Reporting System (NCIRS). Beginning with cases diagnosed in 1992, incidence figures collected by Provincial and Territorial Cancer Registries (PTCRs) have been reported to the CCR, which is maintained by Statistics Canada. Established as a person–oriented database, the CCR includes mechanisms for updating and clearing death records and is linked to provincial and territorial databases to help track patients across Canada who have been diagnosed with tumours.

0.2 CCR System Guide: Document Organization

The CCR System Guide has been separated into three parts to improve access and navigation. Although the three parts are separate, the three documents should be used in conjunction with each other. The different sections of the three–part CCR System Guide often refer to each other. The CCR System Guide is now composed of:

Part I: CCR Data Dictionary provides explanation on the reporting of data, including the scope and detailed information on the input and derived variables.

Part II: CCR Data Loading and Tabulation Master Files provides information on the data loading process, including in–depth descriptions of the various edits performed on the data. Part II also provides information on the Tabulation Master Files, including the scope, content and layout. Part II is followed by several appendices that contain supporting information such as explicit code set tables, guidelines to assist coders and other supportive information.

Part III: CCR Core Reference Tables provides detailed information on the CCR Core Reference Tables such as descriptions of the tables, their usage and any revisions made. Part III is an accompanying document to the CCR Reference Tables 2010.xls.

0.3 Part III Document Organization: Core Reference Tables

Appendix A – Core reference Tables – Describes in detail all CCR Core Reference Tables. An Excel spreadsheet is also included with supporting documentation about the tables.

Table
0.4 Changes to the Core Reference Tables for the 2009 and 2010 reference years

Item (s) Description of change Effective (reference year)
Eligible ICD-O-3 histology codes New codes added and changes made to behaviour codes as per the 2008 WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 2010
Valid site and laterality combinations Corrections to remove zeroes where zero was not an acceptable laterality code prior to 2007. Paired site: midline tumour:  To allow code 5 and disallow code 9 for sixteen sites identified in the NAACCR edit.  2010
CS version 1st Table Name changed - CS version 1st to CS version input original 2010
Core reference tables – new table New core reference table - CS version input current 2010

 

Table
Changes to the Core Reference Tables for the 2007 and 2008 reference years
Item (s) Description of change Effective (reference year)
Core reference tables New core reference table - Invalid Site, Histology and Behaviour Combinations. 2008
Core reference tables Eligible Standard Geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 2006 to 2010. 2006
CCR core scope Updates to exception in topographies, and additions in topographies. 2007
Invalid Site and Histology combinations Content added: Year of diagnosis (lower and upper bound) specified further.
Combinations added : combinations of site and histology considered invalid following NAACCR guidelines.
Combinations updated: combinations of site and histology updated following NAACCR guidelines.
2007
Invalid histology and behaviour combinations Content added: Year of diagnosis (lower and upper bound) specified further.
Addition of codes – addition of histology/behaviour combinations.
2007
Valid Site and Laterality combinations Laterality codes new CCR meaning (see T19 in Data Dictionary).
Laterality codes removed.
Laterality codes added.
Laterality codes changed.
Content added:
Added notes column to provide additional information on corresponding site and laterality combination.
2007
Equivalent Histologies Combinations updated – Highest histology (lower bound) adjusted.
Content added: Year of diagnosis (lower and upper bound) specified further
2007
Eligible CS Version 1st New table added. 2007
  • Additional updates have been made, however only the changes that require action on the part of the PTCRs have been included in this table.

  • Note that changes effective in the 2006 vreference year have also been included here.

0.5 Statistics Canada Contacts

PTCRs employees are encouraged to bring forward any questions by contacting one of the following:

For additional information regarding the processing of CCR data, please contact:
Colette Brassard
Section Chief
Operations and Integration Division
Statistics Canada
Tel: 613-951-7282
Fax: 613-951-0709

 

For any subject matter related questions/queries, please contact:
Kim Boyuk
Chief, Cancer Statistics
Health Statistics Division
Statistics Canada
Tel: 613-951-2510

Hollie Anderson
Manager, Canadian Cancer Registry
Health Statistics Division
Statistics Canada
Tel: 613-951-0757
Fax: 613-951-0792

Appendix A

Core reference tables

This section describes all core reference tables, namely:

  • Eligible province/territory or country codes prior to 1996;
  • Eligible province/territory or country codes in 1996 and after;
  • Eligible ICD-9 Cancer codes;
  • Eligible ICD-O-2/3 topography codes;
  • Eligible ICD-O-2 histology codes;
  • Eligible ICD-O-3 histology codes;
  • Eligible ICD-9 underlying Cause of Death Codes (UCOD);
  • Eligible ICD-10 underlying Cause of Death Codes (UCOD) from 2000 to 2002;
  • Eligible ICD-10 underlying Cause of Death Codes (UCOD) in 2003 and after;
  • Eligible Standard geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 1992 to 1995;
  • Eligible Standard geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 1996 to 2000;
  • Eligible Standard geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 2001 to 2005;
  • Eligible Standard geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 2006 to 2010;
  • Eligible Census tracts from 1992 to 1995;
  • Eligible Census tracts from 1996 to 2000;
  • Eligible Census tracts from 2001 to 2005;
  • CCR core scope;
  • ICD-9 to ICD-O-2 conversion table;
  • ICD-O-2 to ICD-O-3 conversion table;
  • Invalid site and histology combinations;
  • Invalid histology and behaviour combinations;
  • Valid site and laterality combinations;
  • Equivalent topographies for overlapping and unspecified sites;
  • Equivalent histologies;
  • Eligible CS version input original
  • Eligible CS version input current

These tables can be found in the spreadsheet named CCR reference tables 2010.xls.

Eligible province/territory or country codes prior to 1996

Content

This code set contains:

  • All valid country codes before 1996 based on ISO 3166-11 standard.
  • 14 codes in range [900 to 998] added by Statistics Canada and representing different Canadian provinces and territories.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab country codes prior to 1996.

Code descriptions found in this document are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ISO publication for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible province/territory or country codes prior to 1996)
Year Description
2004 Addition of codes:
On October 28, 2004, the director of the NWT Cancer Registry authorized the transfer of ownership of the 1992-1998 cancer patients on the Canadian Cancer Registry database whose addresses fall within the current geographic boundaries to the Nunavut Territories. In order to implement this change, Statistics Canada special code for Nunavut (962) has been added to the Eligible province/territory or country codes prior to 1996.

 

1. International Standard ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions—Part 1: Country codes, ISO 3166-1: 1997 (E/F), International Organization on Standardization (Geneva, 1997).

Eligible province/territory or country codes in 1996 and after

Content

This code set contains:

  • All valid country codes after 1996 based on ISO 3166-12.
  • 14 codes in range [900 to 998] added by Statistics Canada and representing different Canadian Provinces and Territories.
  • 2 codes in range [900 to 998] added by Statistics Canada and representing Former USSR (970) and Former Czechoslovakia (971).
  • 1 code added by Statistics Canada and representing the new ISO code for Ethiopia (231) as of 1997.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab country codes in 1996 and after.

Code descriptions found in this document are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ISO publication for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible province/territory or country codes in 1996 and after)
Year Description
1999 Addition of codes:
962 (Statistics Canada special code for Nunavut) has been added to reflect the creation of Nunavut territory.
1997 Addition of codes:
231 (ISO-1997 code for Ethiopia) has been added to reflect changes in ISO Country codes in 1997.
970 (Statistics Canada special code for Former USSR) and 971 (Statistics Canada special code for Former Czechoslovakia) have been added to comply with some Provincial Vital Statistics Offices.

 

2. International Standard ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivision—Part 1: Country codes, ISO 3166-1: 1997 (E/F), International Organization on Standardization (Geneva, 1997).

Eligible ICD-9 cancer codes

Content

This code set contains:

  • ICD-9 codes for malignant neoplasm (140 to 208);
  • ICD-9 codes for benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of nervous system (225);
  • ICD-9 codes for carcinoma in situ (230 to 234);
  • ICD-9 codes for neoplasm of uncertain behaviour (235 to 238);
  • ICD-9 codes for neoplasm of unspecified nature (239).
  • ICD-9 codes for disease that were not associated to neoplasm in ICD-9 but are now associated to neoplasm in more recent classifications such as ICD-O-2:
    • 2731: ICD-O-2 morphology 9765/1.
    • 2732: ICD-O-2 morphology 9763/3.
    • 2733: ICD-O-2 morphology 9761/3.
    • 2849: ICD-O-2 morphology 9980/1.
    • 2850: ICD-O-2 morphology 9982/1.
    • 2898: ICD-O-2 morphology 9932/3.
  • 1 CCR System specific code (0000) to maintain referential integrity.

Note: Although most codes are 4 digits long, some codes are 3 digits long (for example ICD-9 175 Malignant neoplasm of male breast).

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab ICD-9 Cancer codes.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ICD-9 publication for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible ICD-9 Cancer codes)
Year Description
2004 Deletion of code:
1759: Non-ICD-9 code for 'Malignant neoplasm of male breast'. This code has been introduced to CCR in 1992 by ICD-O-2 to ICD-9 conversion program. Corresponding tumours have been recoded to ICD-9 code '175'.

Eligible ICD-O-2/3 topography codes

Content

This code set contains:

All ICD-O-2/3 topography codes (C00 to C80) including corrections from applicable errata.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab ICD-O-2-3 Topography codes.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ICD-O-3 publication for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible ICD-O-2 & 3 Topography codes)
Year Description
2004 Deletion of codes:
  • 0000: CCR specific code for 'Not applicable (topography reported in Field T13, or Field T18)'. This code has been removed since ICD-O-2/3 Topography is required for all reported tumours (explicitly reported by PTCR or converted from previous classifications).
  • C141: Not an existing ICD-O-2/3 Topography code. 1995 errata approved by the WHO removing C14.1 laryngopharynx and including the term under C13.9. Production tables did not contain any reference to this code. Thus, recoding is not needed.

Eligible ICD-O-2 histology codes

Content

This code set contains:

  • All ICD-O-2 histology codes (8000 to 9989) including corrections from applicable errata;
  • 12 North America specific codes (8148, 9688, 9708, 9710, 9715 to 9717, 9828, 9871 to 9874);
  • 1 CCR System specific code (0000) to maintain referential integrity.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab ICD-O-2 histology codes.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ICD-O-2 publication for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible ICD-O-2 Histology codes)
Year Description
2004 Addition of code:
0000: 'Not reported (Histology reported in field T21)'. CCR Specific code added to maintain referential integrity.
1998 Addition of codes:
9828, 9871, 9872, 9873 and 9874: New codes used in North America only.
1997 Addition of codes:
9688, 9708, 9710, 9715, 9716 and 9717: New codes used in North America only.
1996 Addition of codes:
8148: New code used in North America only.

Eligible ICD-O-3 histology codes

Content

This code set contains:

All ICD-O-3 Histology codes (8000 to 9989) including corrections from applicable errata.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab ICD-O-3 histology codes.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ICD-O-3 publication for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible ICD-O-3 Histology codes)
Year Description
2010 New codes and changes made to behaviour codes as per the 2008 WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues.

Eligible ICD-9 underlying cause of death codes (UCOD)

Content

This code set contains:

  • All ICD-9 underlying cause of death codes except 7680 and 7681.
  • 2 CCR specific codes:
    • 0000: Patient not known to have died.
    • 0009: Unknown cause of death.

Note: Although most of the codes are 4 digits long, some are 3 digits long.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab ICD-9 UCOD.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ICD-9 publication for exact code description.

Used by

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Table
Revision
(Eligible ICD-9 Underlying Cause of Death Codes (UCOD))
Year Description
Not applicable Not applicable

Eligible ICD-10 underlying cause of death codes (UCOD) from 2000 to 2002

Content

This code set contains:

  • All ICD-10 underlying cause of death codes (version 2000).
  • 2 CCR specific codes:
    • 0000: Patient not known to have died.
    • 0009: Unknown cause of death.

Note: Although most of the codes are 4 characters long, some are 3 characters long.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab ICD-10 UCOD from 2000 to 2002.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ICD-10 publication for exact code description.

Used by

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Table
Revision
(Eligible ICD-10 Underlying Cause of Death Codes (UCOD) from 2000 to 2002)
Year Description
Not applicable Not applicable

Eligible ICD-10 underlying cause of death codes (UCOD) in 2003 and after

Content

This code set contains:

  • All ICD-10 underlying cause of death codes (version 2003).
  • 2 CCR specific codes:
    • 0000: Patient not known to have died.
    • 0009: Unknown cause of death.

Note: Although most of the codes are 4 characters long, some are 3 characters long.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab ICD-10 UCOD in 2003 and after.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official ICD-10 publication for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible ICD-10 Underlying Cause of Death Codes (UCOD) in 2003 and after)
Year Description
Not applicable Not applicable

Eligible Standard geographic classification (SGC) codes from 1992 to 1995

Content

This code set contains:

  • All Census Sub-Division Unique Identifiers (CSDuid) from Standard Geographic Classification Codes – Version 1991. CSDuid use the format [PR][CD][CSD] where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code, [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code and [CSD] is a three-digit Census Sub-Division code.
  • CCR Specific codes:
    • [PR][CD]999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code and [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code. These codes represent an unknown CSD within a given province/territory and Census Division. There are as many codes as there are valid combinations of [PR] and [CD].

    • For example: "3501999" represents "Ontario – Census Division #1 – Unknown CSD".

    • "[PR]00999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code. These codes represent an unknown CD and CSD within a given province/territory. There are as many codes as there are valid [PR] codes (13).

    • For example: "3500999" represents "Ontario – Unknown CD and CSD".

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab SGC codes from 1992 to 1995.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official Standard Geographic Classification – 1991 for exact code description.

Used by

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Table
Revision
(Eligible Standard Geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 1992 to 1995)
Year Description
2004 Alteration of codes:
On October 28, 2004, the director of the NWT Cancer Registry authorized the transfer of ownership of the 1992-1998 cancer patients on the Canadian Cancer Registry database whose address fall within the current geographic boundaries to the Nunavut Territories. In order to implement this change, CD and CSD belonging to NWT but physically within the actual Nunavut boundaries have been migrated from NWT (61) to Nunavut (62). Thus, SGC codes starting with 6104, 6105 and 6108 (excluding 6208095- Holman) have been respectively updated to 6204, 6205 and 6208. Holman becomes 6107095.

Eligible Standard geographic classification (SGC) codes from 1996 to 2000

Content

This code set contains:

  • All Census Sub-Division Unique Identifiers (CSDuid) from Standard Geographic Classification Codes – Version 1996. CSDuid use the format [PR][CD][CSD] where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code, [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code and [CSD] is a three-digit Census Sub-Division code.
  • CCR Specific codes:
    • "[PR][CD]999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code and [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code. These codes represent an unknown CSD within a given province/territory and Census Division. There are as many codes as there are valid combinations of [PR] and [CD].

    • For example: "3501999" represents "Ontario – Census Division #1 – Unknown CSD".

    • "[PR]00999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code. These codes represent an unknown CD and CSD within a given province/territory. There are as many codes as there are valid [PR] codes (13).

    • For example: "3500999" represents "Ontario – Unknown CD and CSD".

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab SGC codes from 1996 to 2000.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official Standard geographic classification – 1996 for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible Standard Geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 1996 to 2000)
Year Description
2004 Alteration of codes:
On October 28, 2004, the director of the NWT Cancer Registry authorized the transfer of ownership of the 1992-1998 cancer patients on the Canadian Cancer Registry database whose address fall within the current geographic boundaries to the Nunavut Territories. In order to implement this change, duplicate CD and CSD related to NWT and Nunavut have been deleted: SGC codes starting with 6104, 6105 and 6108 (excluding 6208095– Holman which becomes 6107095).
1999 Addition of codes:
Due to Nunavut creation, new SGC codes have been added based on existing NWT SGC codes that fall within the geographic boundaries of the Nunavut Territories. SGC codes starting with 6204, 6205 and 6208 have been created based on their corresponding NWT SGC codes (SGC codes starting with 6104, 6105 and 6108 - excluding 6208095– Holman which becomes 6107095). Since corresponding SGC for NWT are still valid from 1996-1999, SGC codes starting with 6104, 6105 and 6108 have not been deleted.

Eligible Standard geographic classification (SGC) codes from 2001 to 2005

Content

This code set contains:

  • All Census Sub-Division Unique Identifiers (CSDuid) from Standard Geographic Classification Codes – Version 2001. CSDuid use the format [PR][CD][CSD] where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code, [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code and [CSD] is a three-digit Census Sub-Division code.
  • CCR Specific codes:
    • "[PR][CD]999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code and [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code. These codes represent an unknown CSD within a given province/territory and Census Division. There are as many codes as there are valid combinations of [PR] and [CD].

    • For example: "3501999" represents "Ontario – Census Division #1 – Unknown CSD".

    • [PR]00999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code. These codes represent an unknown CD and CSD within a given province/territory. There are as many codes as there are valid [PR] codes (13).

    • For example: "3500999" represents "Ontario – Unknown CD and CSD".

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab SGC codes from 2001 to 2005.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer the to official Standard Geographic Classification – 2001 for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible Standard Geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 2001 to 2005)
Year Description
Not applicable Not applicable

Eligible Standard geographic classification (SGC) codes from 2006 to 2010

Content

This code set contains:

  • All Census Sub-Division Unique Identifiers (CSDuid) from Standard Geographic Classification Codes – Version 2006. CSDuid is composed of [PR][CD][CSD] where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code, [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code and [CSD] is a three-digit Census Sub-Division code.
  • CCR Specific codes:
    • "[PR][CD]999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code and [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code. These codes represent an unknown CSD within a given province/territory and Census Division. There are as many codes as there are valid combinations of [PR] and [CD].

    • For example: "3501999" represents "Ontario – Census Division #1 – Unknown CSD".

    • "[PR]00999" where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code. These codes represent an unknown CD and CSD within a given province/territory. There are as many codes as there are valid [PR] codes (13).

    • For example: "3500999" represents "Ontario – Unknown CD and CSD".

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR Reference Tables 2010.xls under the tab SGC codes from 2006 to 2010.

Code descriptions are given for indication purpose only. Please refer to the official Standard Geographic Classification – 2006 for exact code description.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible Standard Geographic Classification (SGC) Codes from 2006 to 2010)
Year Description
2006 New table

Eligible census tracts from 1992 to 1995

Content

This code set contains:
All Census Sub-Division Unique Identifiers (CSDuid) with their associated Census Tract Unique Identifiers (CTuid) from the Geographic Attribute File – 1991.

  • [CSDuid] is composed of [PR][CD][CSD] where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code, [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code and [CSD] is a three-digit Census Sub-Division code.

  • [CTuid] is composed of [CMA][CTname] where [CMA] is a three-digit code for Census Metropolitan Area and [CTname] is the last six digits of the seven-digit Census Tract Name. The first digit, which is always zero, is dropped.

For implementation reasons, [CSDuid] not associated to any [CTuid] are associated with a CCR Specific [CTuid] of '000000.00' which represents a location outside of a Census Metropolitain Area.

CCR Specific codes:

  • [CTuid] = [CMA]999.99 where [CMA] is a three-digit code for Census Metropolitain Areas that have at least one Census Tract Name different than '0000.00'. These codes represent an unknown [CTname] with a given [CMA].
  • [CTuid] = '999999.99' represents an unknown [CMA] and [CTname].

For implementation reasons, all of the above codes are associated with a CCR specific [CSDuid] code of '0000000'. This [CSDuid] code has no meaning.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab census tracts from 1992 to 1995.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible Census Tracts from 1992 to 1995)
Year Description
Not applicable Not applicable

Eligible census tracts from 1996 to 2000

Content

This code set contains:
All Census Sub-Division Unique Identifiers (CSDuid) with their associated Census Tract Unique Identifiers (CTuid) from the Geographic Attribute File – 1996.

  • [CSDuid] is composed of [PR][CD][CSD] where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code, [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code and [CSD] is a three-digit Census Sub-Division code.
  • [CTuid] is composed of [CMA][CTname] where [CMA] is a three-digit code for Census Metropolitan Area and [CTname] is the last six digits of the seven-digit Census Tract Name. The first digit, which is always zero, is dropped.

For implementation reasons, [CSDuid] not associated to any [CTuid] are associated with a CCR Specific [CTuid] of '000000.00' which represents a location outside of a Census Metropolitain Area.

CCR Specific codes:

  • [CTuid] = [CMA]999.99 where [CMA] is a three-digit code for Census Metropolitain Areas that have at least one Census Tract Name different than '0000.00'. These codes represent an unknown [CTname] with a given [CMA].
  • [CTuid] = '999999.99' represents an unknown [CMA] and [CTname].

For implementation reasons, all of the above codes are associated with a CCR specific [CSDuid] code of '0000000'. This [CSDuid] code has no meaning.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab Census tracts from 1996 to 2000.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible Census Tracts from 1996 to 2000)
Year Description
Not applicable Not applicable

Eligible census tracts from 2001 to 2005

Content

This code set contains:
All Census Sub-Division Unique Identifiers (CSDuid) with their associated Census Tract Unique Identifiers (CTuid) from the Geographic Attribute File – 2001.

  • [CSDuid] is composed of [PR][CD][CSD] where [PR] is a two-digit province/territory code, [CD] is a two-digit Census Division code and [CSD] is a three-digit Census Sub-Division code.
  • [CTuid] is composed of [CMA][CTname] where [CMA] is a three-digit code for Census Metropolitan Area and [CTname] is the last six digits of the seven-digit Census Tract Name. The first digit, which is always zero, is dropped.

For implementation reasons, [CSDuid] not associated to any [CTuid] are associated with a CCR Specific [CTuid] of '000000.00' which represents a location outside of a Census Metropolitain Area.

CCR Specific codes:

  • [CTuid] = [CMA]999.99 where [CMA] is a three-digit code for Census Metropolitain Areas that have at least one Census Tract Name different than '0000.00'. These codes represent an unknown [CTname] with a given [CMA].
  • [CTuid] = '999999.99' represents an unknown [CMA] and [CTname].

For implementation reasons, all of the above codes are associated with a CCR specific [CSDuid] code of '0000000'. This [CSDuid] code has no meaning.

Location

The official code set can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab census tracts from 2001 to 2005.

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Table
Revision
(Eligible Census Tracts from 2001 to 2005)
Year Description
Not applicable Not applicable

CCR core scope

Description
This table contains the necessary information to assess whether a tumour is included within the CCR core scope or not. Since the scope of the CCR may change based on the date of diagnosis, a date range qualifies each topography, histology and behaviour combination. See Section 1.1.2.1 CCR core scope for more details.

Content

  • Year of diagnosis (Lower and Upper bound): Specifies the time frame where the ICD-O-2/3 topography, ICD-O-3 histology and ICD-O-3 behaviour combination is valid.
  • ICD-O-3 behaviour: Species the ICD-O-3 behaviour code accepted.
  • ICD-O-2/3 topography (Lower and Upper bound): Specifies the range of ICD-O-2/3 topography codes accepted.
  • ICD-O-3 histology (Lower and Upper bound): Specifies the range of ICD-O-3 histology codes accepted.

Usage

Tumour where the reported ICD-O-2/3 Topography, ICD-O-3 histology/behaviour and the year of date of diagnosis combination cannot be found within the corresponding ranges in the table is considered to be outside the CCR core scope.

Limitations

This table should not be used to validate ICD-O-2/3 topography nor the ICD-O-3 histology codes since corresponding ranges include invalid values.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab CCR Core Scope.

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Table
Revision
(CCR core scope)
Year Description
2007 Update: Exclusion of topographies C53._ (cervix) and C61.9 (prostate) for all histologies, for ICD-O-3 behaviour code 2 in situ/intraepithelial/non-invasive.

Addition of pituitary, craniopharyngeal duct and pineal gland (topographies C75.1, C75.2, C75.3) with behaviour codes of 0.
2004 New table

ICD-9 to ICD-O-2 conversion table

Description
This table has been created by Statistics Canada in cooperation with the Ontario cancer treatment and research foundation and the Fichier des Tumeurs du Québec. It has been designed to convert an ICD-9 Cancer code to ICD-O-2/3 topography and morphology and assess the coherence between:

  • Reported ICD-9 Cancer code and ICD-O-2/3 topography values;
  • Reported ICD-9 Cancer code and ICD-O-2 histology values;
  • Reported ICD-9 Cancer code and ICD-O-2 behaviour values.

For both cases (conversion and coherence checking), strong limitations are applicable. See 'Limitations' below.

The ICD-9 to ICD-O-2 conversion is similar to the ICD-O-1 to ICD-O-2 conversion. The ICD-9 block of codes for primary malignant neoplasms is similar to the ICD-O-1 site codes and can be transformed into ICD-O-2 site codes. However, in this conversion, the ICD-9 non-malignant tumour codes are also converted. This conversion also provides a morphology code (which is more specific than the general “8000” code) for 104 of the 450 ICD-9 codes listed (Ex. ICD-9 code 200.0 converts to ICD-O-2/3 topography of C77.9 and ICD-O-2 Histology of 9593 and ICD-O-2 Behaviour of 3).

Content

This table contains converted ICD-O-2/3 topography, ICD-O-2 histology and behaviour for every CCR eligible ICD-9 cancer code.

This table contains the following fields:

  • ICD9: CCR eligible ICD-9 cancer code.
  • ICDO2/3T: Converted ICD-O-2/3 topography code.
  • ICDO2H:Converted ICD-O-2 histology code.
  • ICDO2B:Converted ICD-O-2 behaviour code.

Usage

  • Conversion from ICD-9 Cancer code to ICD-O-2/3 topography: ICD-O-2/3 topography is set to corresponding ICDO2/3T where reported ICD-9 Cancer code matches ICD9.
  • Edit between reported ICD-9 Cancer code and ICD-O-2/3 topography: reported ICD-O-2/3 topography must be equal to corresponding ICDO2/3T where reported ICD-9 Cancer code matches ICD9.
  • Edit between reported ICD-9 Cancer code and ICD-O-2 histology: If reported ICD-O-2 histology code equals "8000" and corresponding ICD-O-2 histology (based on reported ICD-9 cancer code) does not equal to "8000", a warning indicating that "A more specific histology code could have been provided based on reported ICD-9 cancer code." must be sent. If reported ICD-O-2 histology does not equal "8000", nothing further can be done.
  • Edit between reported ICD-9 Cancer code and ICD-O-2 behaviour: reported ICD-O-2 behaviour must be equal to corresponding ICD-O-2 behaviour where reported ICD-9 Cancer code matches ICD9.

Limitations

  • Table usage: this table has been created specifically for processing CCR data. It is not intended for other applications.

  • Converting non-malignant ICD-9 site codes: severe limitations exist in converting non-malignant ICD-9 site codes (225 and 230-239) to ICD-O-2 site codes due to broad site groupings which exist in ICD-9. Example: Single code 239.0, represents the entire digestive system. The comparable sites in ICD-O-2 are represented by 123 four-digit codes. For such cases, arbitrary equivalencies have been incorporated into the conversion. (This is the "Garbage In, Garbage Out" phenomenon - no detail is lost in the conversion process as there was no detail provided in the original code!)

  • Converted ICD-O-2 histology: In general, histological information is not represented in ICD-9 codes and, therefore, cannot always be transformed into precise ICD-O-2 histology codes. In addition, for codes that identify the histology of the tumour as well as the site, the histology code obtained through conversion will not be as specific as if directly coded with the ICD-O-2. Example: ICD-9 code 172._ represents "Malignant melanomas of the skin". It is therefore possible to convert code 172._ to the ICD-O-2 topography code for skin, which is C44._, and the ICD-O-2 histology code for "Melanoma, not otherwise specified", which is 8720. It should be noted that the histology code obtained through conversion is not as specific as if directly coded with the ICD-O-2 where a range of histology codes, 8720 to 8790, is available for different varieties of melanomas. This conversion provides a histology code (which is more specific than the general "8000" code) for only 104 of the 450 ICD-9 codes listed.

  • Extranodal lymphomas: It should be noted that all lymphomas, nodal and extranodal, are grouped together in the ICD-9 category of "Malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue". It is not possible to identify extranodal lymphomas once they have been coded in ICD-9, therefore such information will not be available from converted data. This situation could result in differences in statistical tabulations. For example, lymphomas of stomach may be counted as lymphomas in ICD-9-based tabulations, as malignancies of stomach in ICD-O-2 site-based tabulations, or in the absence of explanatory notes to the contrary, they may be thought to be included with malignancies of stomach in converted ICD-O-2 site-based tabulations.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab Conversion ICD-9 to ICD-O-2.

Used by

  • Pre-Edit process: ICD-O-2/3 topography calculation.
  • Edit process: TCOR6.

Table
Revision
(ICD-9 to ICD-O-2 conversion table)
Year Description
2004 Update:
ICD-9 Cancer Code '232.8' is now associated to ICD-O-2/3 Topography code 'C44.8' instead of 'C44.9' (typo in old conversion table).
Addition:
ICD-9 Cancer Codes '2731', '2732', '2733', '2849', '2850' and '2898' have been added since the corresponding diseases are now considered to be related to neoplasm.

ICD-O-2 to ICD-O-3 conversion table

Description
This table is based on the "Conversion Of Neoplasms By Topography And Morphology From The International Classification Of Diseases For Oncology, Second Edition To International Classification Of Diseases For Oncology, Third Edition" (14/06/2001) produced by the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER) from National Cancer Institute (NCI). In some cases, PTCR conversion has been modified to meet Canadian specific requirements. The exceptions are documented in the table.

Content

This table contains converted ICD-O-3 histology and ICD-O-3 behaviour for every unique CCR eligible ICD-O-2 histology and behaviour combination. It also contains duplicate ICD-O-2 histology/behaviour entries when conversion depends on ICD-O-2/3 topography.

For coherence checking between reported ICD-O-2 and ICD-O-3 values (when applicable), this table also contains alternative conversion options.

This table contains the following fields:

  • ICDO2H: CCR eligible ICD-O-2 histology code.
  • ICDO2B: CCR eligible ICD-O-2 behaviour code.
  • ICDO2T (Lower and Upper bound): Range of ICD-O-2/3 topography codes for which the conversion is to be used.
  • ICDO3H: Converted ICD-O-3 histology code.
  • ICDO3B: Converted ICD-O-3 behaviour code.
  • Review Flag: An indicator that indicated that the conversion must be hand reviewed. Possible values are:
    '0': No reviewed required.
    '1': Review required.
    '2': Review optional (for optimal coding).
  • Conversion flag: When multiple conversions are possible, this indicator tells which entry must be used for conversion purpose. Possible values are:
    '0': Alternative conversion.
    '1': Primary conversion.
  • CCR specific flag: An indicator that indicates that the conversion has been changed from PTCR to meet Canadian specific requirements. Possible values are:
    '0': Compliant with PTCR: ICD-O-3 histology/behaviour and review flag not changed.
    '1': Altered from PTCR: ICD-O-3 histology/behaviour and/or review flag changed.

Usage

  • Conversion: Converted ICD-O-3 histology/behaviour are found in the table where reported ICD-O-2 histology matches ICDO2H, reported ICD-O-2 behaviour matches ICDO2B, reported ICD-O-2/3 topography is between ICDO2T_LB and ICDO2T_UB inclusively and conversion flag = 1. If review flag = 1, then a warning requesting for manual review of the conversion must be sent to the reporting jurisdiction.
  • Edit: Acceptable ICD-O-3 histology/behaviour values are found in the table where reported ICD-O-2 histology matches ICDO2H, reported ICD-O-2 behaviour matches ICDO2B, reported ICD-O-2/3 topography is between ICDO2T_LB and ICDO2T_UB inclusively. Other combinations are invalid. Conversion flag and review flag are ignored.

Limitations

  • This table should only be used for conversion from ICD-O-2 to ICD-O-3 (not the other way around) and coherence edits between ICD-O-2 and ICD-O-3 values.
  • This table must not be used to assess coherence among ICD-O-2 values nor ICD-O-3 values since it contains many possible histology and behaviour combinations from a subject-matter point of view.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab conversion ICD-O-2 to ICD-O-3.

Used by

  • Pre-Edit process: ICD-O-3 histology and behaviour calculation.
  • Edit process: TCOR7.
Table
Revision
(ICD-O-2 to ICD-O-3 conversion table)
Year Description
2004 Update
Table has been reconstructed based on PTCR specification as of 14/06/2001.
CCR exceptions have been documented.
Addition
Table now incorporates conversion alternatives.

Invalid site and histology combinations

Description
This table contains invalid ICD-O-2/3 topography (site) and ICD-O-3 histology codes combinations.

Content

  • Site description: English description of the site.
  • ICD-O-2/3 topography (Lower and Upper bound): Specifies the range of ICD-O-2/3 topography codes.
  • ICD-O-3 histology (Lower and Upper bound): Specifies the range of ICD-O-3 histology codes.
  • Year of diagnosis (Lower and Upper bound): Specifies the time frame for which the corresponding site and histology combinations are invalid.
  • Histology description: English description of the histology.

Usage

Tumours where the ICD-O-2/3 topography and ICD-O-3 histology combination is found within the corresponding ranges are invalid. Others are valid.

Limitations

This table should not be used to validate ICD-O-2/3 topography nor the ICD-O-3 histology codes since corresponding ranges include invalid values.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab invalid site and histology.

Used by

Edit process: TCOR10.

Table
Revision
(Invalid Site and Histology combinations)
Year Description
2007

Content added:
Year of diagnosis (Lower and Upper Bound) is specified to indicate the time frame for when the corresponding site and histology combinations are invalid.

Combinations added:
Following the guidelines from NAACCR, these combinations of site and histology are considered invalid.

Peripheral nerves (ICD-O-2/3: C470-C479) – Melanomas (ICD-O-3: 8720-8790)
Connective tissue (ICD-O-2/3: C490-C499) – Melanomas (ICD-O-3: 8720-8790)
Brain (ICD-O-2/3: C710-C719) – Carcinomas (ICD-O-3: 8010-8671)
Brain (ICD-O-2/3: C710-C719) – Carcinomas (ICD-O-3: 8940-8941)
Other central nervous system (ICD-O-2/3: C720-C729) – Carcinomas (ICD-O-3: 8010-8671)
Other central nervous system (ICD-O-2/3: C720-C729) – Carcinomas (ICD-O-3: 8940-8941)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Melanomas (ICD-O-3: 8720-8790)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Sarcomas, except periosteal fibrosarcoma (ICD-O-3: 8800-8811)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Sarcomas, except periosteal fibrosarcoma (ICD-O-3: 8813-8830)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Sarcomas, except periosteal fibrosarcoma (ICD-O-3: 8840-8921)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Sarcomas, except periosteal fibrosarcoma (ICD-O-3: 9040-9044)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Dermatofibrosarcoma (ICD-O-3: 8990-8991)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Mesenchymoma (ICD-O-3: 8940-8941)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Mixed tumour, salivary gland type (ICD-O-3: 9120-9170)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Blood vessel tumour, Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, and giant cell tumours (ICD-O-3: 9240-9252)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Nerve sheath tumour (ICD-O-3: 9540-9560)
Ill-defined sites (ICD-O-2/3: C760-C768) – Granular cell tumour and alveolar soft part sarcoma (ICD-O-3: 9580-9582)
Unknown Primary site (ICD-O-2/3: C809) – Melanomas (ICD-O-3: 8720-8790)

Combinations updated:
Following the guidelines from NAACCR, these combinations of site and histology have been updated.

Bone (ICD-O-2/3: C400-C419) – Carcinomas (except squamous cell) (ICD-O-3: 8010-8060)
Bone (ICD-O-2/3: C400-C419) – Carcinomas (except squamous cell) (ICD-O-3: 8075-8671)
Bone (ICD-O-2/3: C400-C419) – Carcinomas (except squamous cell) (ICD-O-3: 8940-8941)
Peripheral nerves (ICD-O-2/3: C470-C479) – Carcinomas (ICD-O-3: 8940-8941)
Meninges (ICD-O-2/3: C700-C709) – Carcinomas (ICD-O-3: 8940-8941)

2004

Combination removed:
Following the guidelines from NAACCR (NAACCR Record layout 10E version), these combinations of site and histology are no longer considered impossible anymore, therefore they should be accepted as valid for the CCR.

Lip (ICD-O-2/3: C000-C009) – Basal cell carcinoma (ICD-O-3: 8090-8098)
Rectosigmoid junction (ICD-O-2/3: C199) – Basal cell carcinoma (ICD-O-3: 8090-8098)
Rectum (ICD-O-2/3: C209) – Basal cell carcinoma (ICD-O-3: 8090-8098)
Anus and anal canal (ICD-O-2/3: C210-C218) – Basal cell carcinoma (ICD-O-3: 8090-8098)
Pleura and mediastinum (ICD-O-2/3: C381-C388) – Neuroendocrine carcinoma (ICD-O-3: 8246)

Invalid histology and behaviour combinations

Description
This table contains invalid ICD-O-3 histology and ICD-O-3 behaviour code combinations for every eligible ICD-O-3 histology code. For ease of reading, this table has not been normalized (ICD-O-3 behaviour column contains comma separated lists of invalid behaviour codes).

Contents

  • Histology description: English description of the ICD-O-3 histology codes range.
  • ICD-O-3 histology: ICD-O-3 histology code.
  • ICD-O-3 behaviour list: Comma separated list of all invalid ICD-O-3 behaviour codes for the corresponding ICD-O-3 histology. An empty list means that all ICD-O-3 behaviour codes are acceptable.
  • Year of diagnosis (Lower and Upper Bound): Time frame for which the corresponding histology and behaviour combinations are invalid.
  • Comments: Provides additional information on the corresponding histology and behaviour combination.

Usage

Tumours where the ICD-O-3 histology and ICD-O-3 behaviour codes combination is found within the table are invalid. Others are valid.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab Invalid histology and behaviour.

Used by

Edit process: TCOR11.

Table
Revision
(Invalid Histology and Behaviour combinations)
Year Description
2007 Addition of codes:

The following Histology/Behaviour combinations have been added to keep CCR synchronized with NAACCR Meta-files:

CCR synchronized with NAACCR Meta-files:
Neoplasm (8000/2)
Tumour cells (8001/2)
Malignant tumour, small cell type (8002/2)
Malignant tumour, giant cell type (8003/2)
Malignant tumour, spindle cell type (8004/2)
Clear cell tumour (8005/2)
Squamous intraepithelial neoplasia, grade III (8077/3)
Serous cystadenoma, borderline malignancy (C56.9) (8442/0,2,3)
Papillary cystadenoma, borderline malignancy (C56.9) (8451/0,2,3)
Serous papillary cystic tumour of borderline malignancy (C56.9) (8462/0,2,3)
Mucinous cystic tumour of borderline malignancy (C56.9) (8472/0,2,3)
Papillary mucinous cystadenoma, borderline malignancy (C56.9) (8473/0,2,3)
Pilocytic astrocytoma (C71._) (9421/0,1,2)
2004

Addition of codes:
The following Histology/Behaviour combinations were missing from previous version: 8842/2 and 8921/2.
The following Histology/Behaviour combinations have been added to keep CCR synchronized with NAACCR Meta-files (revision 2005): Mesothelial neoplasms (905) with in situ behaviour (2).

Valid site and laterality combinations

Description
This table contains valid ICD-O-2/3 topography site and laterality codes combinations for every eligible ICD-O-2/3 topography code. Since valid site and laterality combinations may change based on the date of diagnosis, a date range qualifies each combination. For ease of reading, this table has not been normalized (Laterality column contains comma separated lists of valid laterality codes).

Content

  • Site description: English description of the ICD-O-2/3 topography code.
  • ICD-O-2/3 topography: ICD-O-3 code representing the site.
  • Laterality list: Comma separated list of all valid laterality codes for the corresponding ICD-O-2/3 topography.
  • Year of diagnosis (Lower and Upper bound): Timeframe for which the corresponding site and laterality combination are valid.
  • Notes: Provides additional information for the ICD-O-2/3 topography such as exceptions to the laterality codes.

Usage

Tumours where the ICD-O-2/3 topography and laterality codes combination is found in the table for the appropriate year of diagnosis range are valid. Others are invalid.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab valid site and laterality.

Used by

Edit process: TCOR12.

Table
Revision
(Valid Site and Laterality combinations)
Year Description
2010 Laterality codes changed;

Corrections were made to remove zeroes where zero was not an acceptable laterality code prior to 2007 for sites C398; C418; C638; C688; C728.

Laterality codes added:

Paired site: midline tumour, code 5 was added for sixteen sites identified in the NAACCR edit.  Paired brain and CNS sites (C700, C710 - C714 and C722-C725) as well as paired skin sites (C441-C443 and C445 - C447).
2007

Laterality codes have a new CCR meaning. See T19 in the Data dictionary for additional information.

Laterality codes removed:
Laterality codes have been removed from several sites (ICD-O-2/3: C129, C313, C318, C319, C398, C408, C409, C418, C444, C448, C449, C638, C688, C715, C716, C718, C719, C728, C739, C764, C765, C809). Laterality code ‘0’ is the only eligible code for these sites.

Laterality codes added:
Laterality codes ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, and ‘9’ have been added to several sites (ICD-O-2/3: C300, C340, C413, C414, and C570). Note that several exclusions are indicated for these sites. These exclusions should be coded to ‘0’.

Laterality code ‘3’ has been added to several sites (ICD-O-2/3: C70.0, C71.0-C71.4, and C72.2-C72.5).

Laterality codes changed:
Laterality codes have changed in several sites (ICD-O-2/3: C07.9, C08.0, C08.1, C09.0, C09.1, C09.8, C09.9, C30.1, C31.0, C31.2, C34.1, C34.2*, C34.3, C34.8, C34.9, C38.4, C40.0, C40.1, C40.2, C40.3, C44.1, C44.2, C44.3, C44.5, C44.6, C44.7, C47.1, C47.2, C49.1, C49.2, C50.0, C50.1, C50.2, C50.3, C50.4, C50.5, C50.6, C50.8, C50.9, C56.9, C62.0, C62.1, C62.9, C63.0, C63.1, C64.9, C65.9, C66.9, C69.0, C69.1, C69.2, C69.3, C69.4, C69.5, C69.6, C69.8, C69.9, C71.0, C71.1, C71.2, C71.3, C71.4, C74.0, C74.1, C74.9). Most of the changes are due to the addition of code ‘3’ and code ‘4’.

Content added:
A Notes column has been added to provide additional information on the corresponding site and laterality combination.

2004

Table structure: A time range has been added to support changes to valid site and laterality combination based on the Date of Diagnosis. (for example: ovary before and after 1999)

Laterality codes removed:

  • CCRLaterality code '3' has been removed from the table since its an invalid Laterality code.
  • Laterality codes '1', '2' and '4' have been removed for Unknown primary site (ICD-O-2/3: C80.9) since the laterality cannot be known if the site is not known in the first place.
  • Laterality code '4' has been removed for Overlapping lesion of urinary organs (ICD-O-2/3: C68.8) (Typographic error in the former table.).

Laterality codes added:
Laterality codes ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘4’, and ‘9’ have been added for five Central Nervous System sites (ICD-O-2/3: C70,0, C72.2-C72.5). Laterality codes ‘3’ and ‘4’ have also been added to other sites (ICD-O-2/3: C71.0-C71.4)

Equivalent topographies for overlapping and unspecified sites

Description
This table contains equivalent ICD-O-2/3 topography codes for overlapping and unspecified sites.

Content

  • Highest topography: ICD-O-2/3 topography code of the tumour having the highest ICD-O-2/3 topography code numerically. (For example: C728 > C700)
  • Lowest Topography (Lower and Upper bound): ICD-O-2/3 topography code range of the tumour having the lowest ICD-O-2/3 topography code numerically. (for example: C388 < C398)

Usage

  • Two tumours are considered to have mutually equivalent topographies if the higher ICD-O-2/3 topography code (numerically) is found in the highest topography column and the lower ICD-O-2/3 topography code (numerically) is found within the corresponding lowest topography code range columns.
  • If both ICD-O-2/3 topography codes are identical, tumours have indeed equivalent topographies and thus there is no need to use this table.
  • If the higher ICD-O-2/3 topography code cannot be found in highest topography column, then the corresponding topography has no equivalent topography other than itself.

Limitations

This table should not be used to validate ICD-O-2/3 topography since corresponding range includes invalid values.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab equivalent topographies.

Used by

Edit process: DIM6.

Table
Revision
(Equivalent topographies for overlapping and unspecified sites)
Year Description
2004 Table has been updated to better reflect table usage notes. No subject matter related impact.

Equivalent histologies

Description
This table contains equivalent ICD-O-3 histology codes. This table is used for assessing multiple primary tumours for the CCR Tabulation Master File (TMF).

Content

  • Lowest histology (Lower and Upper bound): ICD-O-3 histology code of the tumour having the lowest ICD-O-3 histology code numerically. (for example: 8000 < 8010)
  • Highest histology (Lower and Upper bound): ICD-O-3 histology code of the tumour having the highest ICD-O-3 histology code numerically. (for example: 8046 > 8040)
  • Year of diagnosis (Lower and Upper bound): Time frame for which the corresponding equivalent histologies are valid.

Usage

  • Two tumours are considered to have mutually equivalent histologies if the lower ICD-O-3 Histology code (numerically) is found within the lowest histology code range column and the higher ICD-O-3 histology code (numerically) is found within the corresponding highest histology code range column.
  • If the two ICD-O-3 histology codes are identical, tumours have indeed equivalent histologies and thus there is no need to use this table.
  • If the lower ICD-O-3 histology code cannot be found within the lowest histology code range, then the corresponding histology has no equivalent histology other than itself.

Limitations

This table should not be used to validate ICD-O-3 Histology since corresponding ranges include invalid values.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab equivalent histologies.

Used by

Edit process: DIM6.

Table
Revision (Equivalent Histologies)
Year Description
2007 Combinations updated
Highest histology (lower bound) was adjusted for two equivalent histology code ranges. Change is highlighted in yellow within the table.
Content added:
Year of diagnosis (Lower and Upper Bound) is specified to indicate the time frame for when the corresponding equivalent histologies are valid.
2004 Table has been updated to better reflect table usage notes. No subject matter related impact.

Eligible CS version input original

Description
This table contains eligible version numbers that can be used to code Collaborative staging fields for CSV1 and CSV2.

Content

  • CS version number: a list of acceptable version numbers used when coding Collaborative Staging (CS) fields
  • English Description: provides a description of the corresponding code in English
  • French Description: provides a description of the corresponding code in French

Usage

  • The version number used must be contained within this list. If the version number provided is not contained within this list, it is considered as an invalid version number.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab CS version input original.

Used by

Edit process: TVAL52.

Table
Revision
(Eligible CS Version input original)
Year Description
2010 Table Name changed - CS version 1st to CS version input original, Version numbers for CSV2 added to table.
2007 New table

Eligible CS version input current

Description
This table contains eligible version numbers that can be used to code Collaborative staging fields for CS version 2.

Content

  • CS version number: a list of acceptable version numbers used when coding Collaborative Staging version 2 (CSV2) fields
  • English Description: provides a description of the corresponding code in English
  • French Description: provides a description of the corresponding code in French

Usage

  • The version number used must be contained within this list.  If the version number provided is not contained within this list, it is considered as an invalid version number.

Location

The table can be found in the document CCR reference tables 2010.xls under the tab CS version input original.

Used by

Edit process: TVAL27-TVAL41, TVAL52, TVAL63, TVAL64.

Table
Revision
Year Description
2010 New table