EOD Regional Nodes
This input is used for staging
Notes
**Note 1:** Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in EOD Mets. **Note 2:** Splenic lymph nodes and those located at the tail of the pancreas are not regional and should be coded in EOD Mets. **Note 3:** Regional lymph nodes include Anterior to ampulla of Vater Inferior to ampulla of Vater Posterior to ampulla of Vater Superior to ampulla of Vater Celiac Hepatic Hepatic artery Lateral aortic (lumbar) Node of foramen of Winslow (epiploic) (omental) Pancreaticoduodenal Peripancreatic (excluding nodes at tail of pancreas) Periportal (portal vein) Proximal mesenteric Pyloric (infrapyloric, subpyloric) Retroperitoneal Superior mesentericDefault
999NAACCR Item
NAACCR #774Code | Description | SS2018 N |
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000 | No regional lymph node involvement | NONE |
300 | 1-3 positive regional lymph node(s) | RN |
400 | 4 or more positive regional lymph nodes | RN |
800 | Regional lymph node(s), NOS Lymph node(s), NOS | RN |
999 | Unknown; regional lymph node(s) not stated Regional lymph node(s) cannot be assessed Not documented in patient record Death Certificate Only | U |