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	Cervical, NOS Mandibular, NOS - Submandibular (submaxillary) Parotid, NOS - Infra-auricular - Preauricular	RN
400	Discrete tumor deposit(s) in orbit not contiguous to the eye - WITHOUT positive regional lymph node(s)	RN
500	Positive regional lymph node(s) Unknown if discrete tumor deposit(s) in orbit	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 patient record Death Certificate Only	U

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