Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes
Notes
**Note 1:** Physician statement of positive 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 positive pelvic lymph nodes documented in the medical record.
**Note 4:** For this data item, do not include isolated tumor cells (ITCs).
**Note 5:** Micrometastasis and macrometastasis may be listed separately on the pathology report. Add these two together to get the total number of positive nodes.
**Note 6:** Code X9 if no lymph node dissection is performed.
* If only a FNA or core biopsy is done and it is positive, then code X6
* If only a FNA or core biopsy is done and it is negative, then code X9
* Code X9 when no lymph nodes are removed
**Note 7:** The number of examined pelvic nodes is recorded in Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes [NAACCR Data Item #3900].
Default
X8
Metadata
SSDI
| Code |
Description |
| 00 |
All pelvic nodes examined negative |
| 01-99 |
1 - 99 pelvic nodes positive
(Exact number of nodes positive) |
| X1 |
100 or more pelvic nodes positive |
| X2 |
Positive pelvic nodes identified, number unknown |
| X6 |
Positive aspiration or core biopsy of pelvic lymph node(s) |
| 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 positive pelvic nodes present
No lymph node dissection performed
Pelvic lymph nodes not assessed or unknown if assessed |
