EOD Regional Nodes
This input is used for staging
Notes
**Note:** Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in EOD Mets.
Default
999
| Code |
Description |
SS2018 N |
| 000 |
No regional lymph node involvement |
NONE |
| 300 |
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 mesenteric |
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 |
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