SEER Training Modules
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Surgery

Key:
X = complete
* = partial
o = optional

Tissues Removed
	Tumor Only	Bladder	Lymph Nodes	Other Organs
Electrocoagulation of bladder tumor	X
Local destruction of bladder tumor	X
Cryosurgery	X
Excisional biopsy		*
Transurethral resection of bladder (TURB)		*
Segmental resection of bladder without node dissection		*
Partial/subtotal cystectomy without node dissection		*
Segmental resection of bladder with node dissection	*	X
Partial/subtotal cystectomy with node dissection	*	X
Complete/total/simple cystectomy without node dissection		X
Complete/total/simple cystectomy with node dissection	X	X
Cystectomy, Not Otherwise Specified	*/X
Radical cystectomy (male) Includes prostate, seminal vesicles, perivesical tissues, distal ureters		X	X	o
Radical cystectomy (female) Includes uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, surrounding peritoneum; may include urethra and vaginal wall		X	X	o
Pelvic exenteration (partial), anterior includes bladder, distal ureters, genital organs, ligamentous attachments	X	X	o
Pelvic exenteration (partial), posterior includes rectum, rectosigmoid, ligamentous attachments	X	X	o
Pelvic exenteration, total includes all pelvic content listed above		X	X	o
Pelvic exenteration, extended includes all pelvic content plus bony pelvis or pelvic blood vessels		X	X	o
Surgery of regional/distant sites/nodes only			X

Partial removal of the ureter should be ignored when determining the appropriate code for surgery.