Cancer.gov

Cancer.gov Surgery API

SEER Site-Specific Surgery Codes

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Operations 2

GET /rest/surgery/{year}/tables Return all the available table titles for the specified year #

GET /rest/surgery/{year}/table Return a single surgery table #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SEER* Surgery API
  description: 'SEER API is a RESTful Web service that supports various SEER Program data sets and mapping.


    This service is available to developers who wish to incorporate SEER resources into their own systems. These resources

    include databases and tools developed to enhance registry operations and quality improvement. The SEER API is designed

    for integration into registry computer systems and is not designed to be accessed by end-users.'
  termsOfService: /terms
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.seer.cancer.gov
  description: Generated server url
security:
- apiKeyScheme: []
tags:
- name: surgery
  description: SEER Site-Specific Surgery Codes
paths:
  /rest/surgery/{year}/tables:
    get:
      tags:
      - surgery
      summary: Return all the available table titles for the specified year
      operationId: getTableTitles
      parameters:
      - name: year
        in: path
        description: Year of the data; use "latest" for the latest available year.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: string
        '400':
          description: Invalid or unsupported year
  /rest/surgery/{year}/table:
    get:
      tags:
      - surgery
      summary: Return a single surgery table
      description: Either title or a site/histology combination must be supplied.
      operationId: getTable_1
      parameters:
      - name: year
        in: path
        description: Year of the data; use "latest" for the latest available year.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: title
        in: query
        description: Table title
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: site
        in: query
        description: Primary site
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: hist
        in: query
        description: Histology
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SurgeryTable'
        '400':
          description: Either title or site/histology must be supplied
components:
  schemas:
    SurgeryRow:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        level:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        line_break:
          type: boolean
    SurgeryTable:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        site_inclusions:
          type: string
        hist_exclusions:
          type: string
        hist_inclusions:
          type: string
        pre_note:
          type: string
        post_note:
          type: string
        row:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SurgeryRow'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyScheme:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-SEERAPI-Key
      in: header