Barbara DeArmon-Neyland, BS, ODS-C, Rhonda Buchenhain BS, RHIA 12/22/25 Barbara DeArmon-Neyland, BS, ODS-C, Rhonda Buchenhain BS, RHIA 12/22/25

Do not use the Solid Tumor Rules (STRs) for Tumors Described as Metastases.

This post is a reminder to abstractors that the solid tumor rules should not be applied to tumors described as metastases when determining multiple primaries.

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Do not use the Solid Tumor Rules (STRs) for Tumors Described as Metastases.

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