Changed behavior recode for 9421-9422 (#114)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Algorithms Version History
 
+**Changes in version 3.2**
+
+- Changed Behavior recode logic for 9421-9422 histology codes.
+
 **Changes in version 3.1**
 
 - Added new version of the ICCC algorithm and switched the default algorithm to that version.

src/main/java/com/imsweb/algorithms/behavrecode/BehaviorRecodeUtils.java

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public static String computeBehaviorRecode(String site, String hist, String beha
         //Step 2, The behavior code for all the urinary bladder cases is set to a value of 3 (malignant).
         if (iSite >= 670 && iSite <= 679)
             iBehavior = 3;
-        //Step 3, Any case with an ICD-O-3 behavior of 1 and ICD-O-3 histology of 9421-9422 will have the behavior set to 3.
-        if (iBehavior == 1 && (iHist == 9421 || iHist == 9422))
-            iBehavior = 3;
+
+        //Step 3, Any case with an ICD-O-3 behavior of 1 and ICD-O-3 histology of 9421-9422 will have the behavior set to 3
+        //   - this step was removed
 
         //Step 4, The recode is created based on  primary site, ICD-O-3 histology, and ICD-O-3 behavior:
 

src/test/java/com/imsweb/algorithms/behavrecode/BehaviorRecodeUtilsTest.java

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public void testComputeBehaviorRecode() {
         rec.put(_PROP_HISTOLOGY_3, "9421");
         rec.put(_PROP_DATE_OF_DIAGNOSIS_YEAR, "2005");
         //All cases not covered above, with an ICD-O-3 behavior code of 3 (malignant) are coded to 3 (malignant) in the new variable.
-        Assert.assertEquals("3", computeBehaviorRecode(rec)); //behavior is changed from 1 to 3
+        Assert.assertEquals("5", computeBehaviorRecode(rec)); //behavior NO LONGER changed from 1 to 3
         //Not in the special histology 9421 & 9422
         rec.put(_PROP_HISTOLOGY_3, "9420");
         Assert.assertEquals("5", computeBehaviorRecode(rec));
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ public void testComputeBehaviorRecode() {
         rec.put(_PROP_HISTOLOGY_3, "8000");
         rec.put(_PROP_DATE_OF_DIAGNOSIS_YEAR, "2005");
         Assert.assertEquals("1", computeBehaviorRecode(rec));
-        rec.put(_PROP_HISTOLOGY_3, "9422");
-        Assert.assertEquals("3", computeBehaviorRecode(rec));
 
         //Cases with ICD-O-3 behavior code of 2 (in situ) are coded as 2 (in situ) in the new variable.
         rec.put(_PROP_PRIMARY_SITE, "C669");