Lymph Nodes Assessment Method Femoral-Inguinal
Notes
**Note 1:** Physician statement of femoral-inguinal assessment method can be used to code this data item when no other information is available. **Note 2:** The following are femoral-inguinal nodes * Femoral * Inguinal, NOS + Inguinofemoral (groin) + Node of Cloquet or Rosenmuller (highest deep inguinal) + Superficial inguinal **Note 3:** Assign the highest applicable code (0-2) in the case of multiple assessments. **Note 4:** For this data item, do not include isolated tumor cells (ITCs). **Note 5:** Code 0 when there is only imaging or a physical exam. **Note 6:** The assessment results are recorded in 3959: LN Status: Femoral-Inguinal.Default
8NAACCR Item
NAACCR #3871Metadata
SSDI| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Radiography, imaging (Ultrasound (US), computed tomography scan (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography scan (PET)) Physical exam only |
| 1 | Incisional biopsy; fine needle aspiration (FNA) |
| 2 | Lymphadenectomy Sentinel node biopsy Excisional biopsy or resection with microscopic confirmation |
| 7 | Femoral-inguinal lymph node(s) assessed, unknown assessment method |
| 8 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 will result in an edit error.) |
| 9 | Not documented in medical record Femoral-inguinal lymph node(s) not assessed or unknown if assessed |