Code

Description

00

None; no surgery of primary site; autopsy only

19

Local tumor destruction or excision, NOS [formerly SEER code 10 = local tumor destruction or excision]

Note: Unknown whether a specimen was sent to pathology for surgical events coded 19 (principally for cases diagnosed prior to January 1, 2003).

15

Local tumor destruction

Note: No specimen sent to pathology from surgical event 15.

Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 25-54.

25

Local excision

26

Partial resection

30

Radical excision or resection of lesion WITH limb salvage

40

Amputation of limb

41

Partial amputation of limb

42

Total amputation of limb

50

Major amputation, NOS

51

Forequarter, including scapula

52

Hindquarter, including ilium/hip bone

53

Hemipelvectomy, NOS

54

Internal hemipelvectomy

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if cancer-directed surgery performed; death certificate only