Sentinel Lymph Nodes Examined
Description
Records the total number of lymph nodes sampled during the sentinel node biopsy and examined by the pathologist
Notes
**Note:** Record this field even if there has been preoperative treatment.
Default
99
| Code |
Description |
| 00 |
No sentinel nodes were examined |
| 01-89 |
1 - 89 Sentinel nodes were examined (code the exact number of sentinel lymph nodes examined) |
| 90 |
90 or more Sentinel nodes examined |
| 95 |
No sentinel nodes were removed, but aspiration of sentinel node(s) was performed |
| 98 |
Sentinel lymph nodes were biopsied, but the number is unknown |
| 99 |
It is unknown whether sentinel nodes were examined
Not stated in medical record |
