EOD Regional Nodes

Notes

**Note 1:** All lymph nodes (regional and distant) involvement is coded in this field. **Note 2:** Regional lymph nodes include * Cervical * Parotid * Preauricular * Submandibular

Code	Description	SS2018 N
000	No regional lymph node involvement	NONE
300	SINGLE lymph node region superior to the mediastinum	RN
400	MULTIPLE lymph node regions superior to the mediastinum	RN
500	Unknown number of lymph node region(s) OR regions draining the ocular adnexal structures and superior to the mediastinum	RN
600	Mediastinal	D
700	Diffuse OR disseminated involvement of peripheral and central lymph node regions	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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