Lymph Nodes Status: Femoral-Inguinal, Para-aortic and Pelvic
Notes
**Note 1:** Physician statement of femoral-inguinal, para-aortic and pelvic nodal status can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.
**Note 2:** Assign the highest applicable code (1-7) in the case of positive nodes.
**Note 3:** If a nodal station is in the area being imaged, biopsied, or in the surgical field and there is no mention of involvement, then assume that specific nodal station is negative.
**Note 4:** If there is no imaging, biopsy, or surgical work up, code 9.
**Note 5:** The assessment methods are recorded in
* Lymph Nodes Assessment Method Femoral-Inguinal [NAACCR Data Item # 3871]
* Lymph Nodes Assessment Method Para-aortic [NAACCR Data Item # 3872]
* Lymph Nodes Assessment Method Pelvic [NAACCR Data Item # 3873]
Default
8
Metadata
SSDI
| Code |
Description |
| 0 |
Negative femoral-inguinal, para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes |
| 1 |
Positive femoral-inguinal lymph nodes |
| 2 |
Positive para-aortic lymph nodes |
| 3 |
Positive pelvic lymph nodes |
| 4 |
Positive femoral-inguinal and para-aortic lymph nodes |
| 5 |
Positive femoral-inguinal and pelvic lymph nodes |
| 6 |
Positive para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes |
| 7 |
Positive para-aortic, pelvic, and femoral-inguinal lymph nodes |
| 8 |
Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 may result in an edit error.) |
| 9 |
Not documented in medical record
Femoral-Inguinal, Para-aortic and Pelvic lymph node(s) not assessed or unknown if assessed |
