GLOBAL MAP DATA DICTIONARY #160.6 -- SURGICAL APPROACH FILE                                                       3/24/25    PAGE 1
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SURGICAL APPROACH describes the method used to approach the surgical field.  Use codes 1-9 only if the patient had cancer-directed
surgery of the primary site.  Use code 0 if the patient did not have cancer-directed surgery of the primary site.  
 
Use code 9 for TURP, TURB, and colonoscope with polypectomy, etc.  
 
This item records information on the increasing use of less invasive procedures.  The data will make possible a comparative
analysis of traditional and laparoscopic approaches.  


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