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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Jan;4(1):49–54. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181914506

TABLE 2.

Pathology Coding

Pathology
Classification
Code Description
Negative 1.x Normal
2.x Inflammation
3.x Hyperplasia
4.x Mild atypia
Positive 5.1–5.25 Moderate atypia
5.3–5.45 Severe atypia
6.x CIS
7.x Microinvasive
8.x Carcinoma
Unevaluable 9.x Unsatisfactory

CIS, carcinoma in situ.