Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes

Notes

**Note 1:** Physician statement of examined pelvic nodes can be used to code this data item when no other information is available. **Note 2:** The following are pelvic nodes * Iliac, NOS + Common + External + Internal [hypogastric] [obturator] * Paracervical * Parametrial * Pelvic, NOS * Sacral, NOS + Lateral [laterosacral] + Middle [promontorial] [Gerota's node] + Uterosacral **Note 3:** Record the number of examined pelvic lymph nodes documented in the medical record. **Note 4:** For the following * Code 00 when no lymph nodes are examined by FNA, core biopsy or removal of lymph node(s) (e.g., sentinel lymph node biopsy or lymph node dissection) * Code X6 If only a FNA or core biopsy is done * Code X9 if it’s unknown if lymph nodes were removed **Note 5:** The number of positive pelvic nodes is recorded in Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes [NAACCR Data Item #3902]

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NAACCR Item

NAACCR #3900

Metadata

SSDI

Code	Description
00	No pelvic lymph nodes examined
01-99	1 - 99 pelvic lymph nodes examined (Exact number of pelvic lymph nodes examined)
X1	100 or more pelvic nodes examined
X2	Pelvic nodes examined, number unknown
X6	No pelvic lymph nodes removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of pelvic node(s) only
X8	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code X8 will result in an edit error.)
X9	Not documented in medical record Cannot be determined, indeterminate if examined pelvic nodes present No lymph node dissection performed Pelvic lymph nodes not assessed or unknown if assessed