Alternate Name	Item#	Length	Source of Standard	Column #
Tumor Marker Three (CoC)	1170	1	SEER	983-983

Description
Records prognostic indicators for specific sites or histologies. CoC offered these items for optional use for cases diagnosed 1996 and forward. See the CoC ROADS Manual, 1998 Supplement, for a list of specific sites and histologies.

For SEER requirements for the specific sites, histologies, and diagnosis years for which this item is coded, see the 1998 SEER Program Code Manual.

Codes

0	None done (SX)
1	Positive/elevated
2	Negative/normal; within normal limits (S0)
3	Borderline; undetermined whether positive/elevated or negative/normal
Three-tiered system:
4	Range 1 (S1)
5	Range 2 (S2)
6	Range 3 (S3)
8	Ordered, but results not in chart
9	Unknown or no information
For sites for which Tumor Marker 3 is not collected:
9	Not applicable

Note: As of January 1, 2003, this data item is no longer required or recommended by CoC. However, the item was collected in the past and it is recommended that historic data be retained.