Sentinel Lymph Nodes Positive
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 |
All sentinel nodes examined are negative |
| 01-89 |
1 - 89 Sentinel nodes are positive (code exact number of nodes positive) |
| 90 |
90 or more Sentinel nodes are positive |
| 95 |
Positive aspiration of sentinel lymph node(s) was performed |
| 97 |
Positive sentinel nodes are documented, but the number is unspecified; For breast ONLY: SLN and RLND occurred during the same procedure |
| 98 |
No sentinel nodes were biopsied |
| 99 |
It is unknown whether sentinel nodes are positive
Not applicable
Not stated in medical record |
