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:** Code 400 for cases with tumor deposits but no identified lymph node metastases. If there are tumor deposits and positive nodes, assign the appropriate code based on the number of positive regional nodes. Do not add the number of tumor deposits to the number of positive regional lymph nodes if one or more lymph nodes contain cancer. **Note 3:** Code 800 if regional lymph nodes are involved, but there is no indication which ones are involved.

Default

999

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #774

Code	Description	SS2018 N
000	No regional lymph node involvement	NONE
300	- Cecal + Anterior (prececal) * Posterior (retrocecal) * Right colic - Colic, NOS - Epicolic (adjacent to bowel wall) - Ileocolic - Mesenteric, NOS - Mesocolic, NOS - Paracolic/pericolic	RN
400	Tumor deposit(s) in subserosa or mesentery No regional lymph node metastasis	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 medical record Death Certificate Only	U

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