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  5. Abstracting, Coding, and Staging
  • Brain & Other Nervous System Tumors
    • Non-malignant Brain Tumors
      • History of CNS Tumor Surveillance & Registration
        • BTWG Recommendations
        • Public Law 107-260
      • Reportable Cases
      • Casefinding
      • Anticipated Impact on Registries
      • Review: Non-malignant Brain Tumors
    • Brain & CNS Tumors
      • Signs & Symptoms
      • Anatomy
        • Neurons & Glial Cells
        • Brain
        • Meninges
        • Spinal Cord
        • Cranial Nerves
        • Pineal and Pituitary Glands
      • Abstracting, Coding, and Staging
        • Topographic Sites
        • Histological Types
        • Grading
        • Staging
        • Multiple Primaries
        • Malignant Transformation
        • Coding Sequence Numbers
        • Date of Diagnosis
        • Standard Treatment & Surgery Codes
        • Other Treatments
        • Review
  • Module (Breast Cancer)

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Abstracting, Coding, and Staging Brain & CNS Tumors

To learn more about abstracting, coding, and staging brain & CNS tumors, select a topic from the list below.

  • Topographic Sites
  • Histological types
  • Brain Tumor Grading
  • Brain Tumor Staging
  • Determining and Counting Multiple Primaries
  • Malignant Transformation
  • Coding Sequence Numbers
  • Date of Diagnosis
  • Brain Tumor Treatment and Surgery Codes
  • Other Treatments

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Suggested Citation

SEER Training Modules: Abstracting, Coding, and Staging Brain & CNS Tumors. U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cited 07 January 2026. Available from: https://training.seer.cancer.gov.

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