• American Academy of Orthopedic
Surgeons(AAOS) Clinical Practice Guideline
on the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(2007)
research/guidelines/CTS_guideline.pdf
History (Symptoms) & Physical
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Malignant Neoplasm:
General
Findings
(NCCN) guidelines
Radiographic/Imaging evidence
Chemistry Laboratory
physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp
Tissue biopsy or pathology
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
report*
gov/
Exception: Tissue biopsy is not
cancertopics/factsheet/detection/pathology
required for certain neoplasms.
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See NCCN guidelines for
information about these
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History (Symptoms) & Physical
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Malignant Neoplasm:
In-Situ Neoplasm
Findings
(NCCN) guidelines
Radiographic/Imaging evidence
physicia
Chemistry Laboratory
n_gls/f_guidelines.asp
Tissue biopsy or pathology
report*
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
gov/cancertopics/factsh
All malignant in-situ neoplasms
eet/detection/pathology-reports
are eligible for certification except
the following: (1) lobular
carcinoma in-situ of the breast
(except pleomorphic lobular
carcinoma); (2) in-situ carcinoma
of the gallbladder; (3) colorectal
adenomatous polyp with area of
in-situ carcinoma; and (4) in-situ
carcinoma of the cervix.
History (Symptoms) & Physical
Ettinger DS, Agulnik M, Cates JM, Cristea M,
Malignant Neoplasm:
Unknown primary
Findings
Denlinger CS, Eaton KD, et al. Occult Primary.
Radiographic/Imaging evidence
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Chemistry Laboratory
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Tissue biopsy or pathology
report*
When the diagnosis under review
is a metastatic neoplasm of an
unknown primary, a diagnostic
work-up summary is required to
demonstrate that an appropriate