EOD Regional Nodes

Notes

**Note:** Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS in this field. Distant nodes are coded in EOD Mets.
Code Description SS2018 N
000 No regional lymph node involvement NONE
300 All sites - Anterior, NOS - Common hepatic artery - Hepatic, NOS - Inferior to head and body of pancreas - Lateral aortic (lumbar) - Pancreaticoduodenal (anterior, posterior) - Peripancreatic, NOS - Posterior, NOS - Proximal mesenteric (anterior, posterior) - Retroperitoneal - Superior mesenteric - Superior to head and body of pancreas Pancreas Head - Common bile duct (pericholedochal) - Lateral wall (right) - Portal vein - Pyloric, NOS - Pyloric (infrapyloric, retropyloric, subpyloric, suprapyloric) Pancreas Body and Tail - Gastroepiploic (gastro-omental, left) - Pancreaticosplenic (pancreaticolineal) - Splenic (artery, hilum, lineal) - Suprapancreatic RN
700 Pancreas Body Tail (C251, C252) - Celiac D
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 patient record Death Certificate Only U
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