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:** Regional nodes include bilateral and contralateral involvement of named nodes.

Default

999

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #774

Code	Description	SS2018 N
000	No regional lymph node involvement	NONE
300	Iliac, NOS - Common - External - Internal (hypogastric), NOS + Obturator Inguinal, NOS - Deep inguinal, NOS + Node of Cloquet or Rosenmuller (highest deep inguinal) - Superficial (femoral) Pelvic, NOS Sacral, NOS - Presacral	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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