CS Site-Specific Factor 6

Number of Examined Para-Aortic Nodes

Notes

**Note**: Record the number of examined para-aortic nodes documented in the patient record. Apply the same instructions in General Rules, Part I for coding Regional Nodes Examined.

Default

999

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #2930

Metadata

CCCR_IVA_COLLECT_IF_AVAILABLE_IN_PATH_REPORT
COC_CLINICALLY_SIGNIFICANT
SEER_CLINICALLY_SIGNIFICANT
Code Description
000 No para-aortic nodes examined.
001-089 1 - 89 para-aortic nodes examined
(Exact number of para-aortic lymph nodes examined).
090 90 or more para-aortic nodes examined.
095 No para-aortic nodes removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of para-aortic nodes performed.
096 Para-aortic lymph node removal documented as a sampling, but number of nodes unknown/not stated.
097 Para-aortic lymph node removal documented as a dissection, but number of nodes unknown/not stated.
098 Para-aortic lymph nodes surgically removed, but the number of lymph nodes unknown/not stated and not documented as a sampling or dissection
888 OBSOLETE DATA CONVERTED V0200
See code 988

Not applicable for this site
988 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(May include cases converted from code 888 used in CSv1 for "Not applicable" or when the item was not collected. If this item is required to derive T, N, M, or any stage, use of code 988 may result in an error.)
999 Unknown if nodes examined;
Not documented in patient record.