CS Mets at DX

Notes

**Note 1**: The lesser sac of the peritoneum, or omental bursa, is the cavity in the abdomen formed by the lesser and greater omentum; the pancreas forms part of the posterior wall of the lesser sac. **Note 2**: Pericholedochal (nodes of the common bile duct), superior mesenteric, and pyloric nodes are classified as distant for AJCC 7 staging. These nodes are now coded in CS Mets at DX. **Note 3**: The specific location of the mesenteric nodes determines whether they are regional or distant. If the specific location is not described, code 800, Lymph Nodes NOS in CS Lymph Nodes. **Note 4**: Porta hepatic nodes are considered distant for Body and Tail and should be coded in CS Mets at DX, code 10. If the specific location for hepatic nodes is not described, code 110, Regional lymph nodes - Hepatic in CS Lymph Nodes.
Code Description AJCC 7 M AJCC 6 M Summary Stage 1977 M Summary Stage 2000 M
00 No distant metastasis M0 M0 NONE NONE
07 Distant lymph node(s):
Pericholedochal (common bile duct)
Superior mesenteric
Pyloric:
Infrapyloric
Retropyloric
Subpyloric
Suprapyloric		 M1 M0 RN RN
10 Distant lymph node(s) other than in code 07
Distant lymph node(s) , NOS		 M1 M1 D D
20 10 + 07

Distant lymph node(s) in code 10 plus distant lymph node(s) in code 07		 M1 M1 D D
40 Distant metastasis except distant lymph node(s)
Seeding of peritoneum, even if limited to the lesser sac region
Positive peritoneal cytology
Carcinomatosis		 M1 M1 D D
45 40 + 07

Distant metastasis plus distant lymph node(s) in code 07		 M1 M1 D D
50 40 + 10

Distant metastasis plus distant lymph node(s) in code 10		 M1 M1 D D
60 Distant metastasis, NOS

Stated as M1 with no other information on distant metastasis		 M1 M1 D D
99 Unknown; distant metastasis not stated
Distant metastasis cannot be assessed
Not documented in patient record		 M0 MX U U