EOD Regional Nodes

Notes

**Note 1:** Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in EOD Mets. **Note 2:** Regional nodes includes bilateral and contralateral involvement of named nodes. **Note 3:** Code 800 if regional lymph nodes are involved, but there is no indication which ones are involved.
Code Description SS2018 N
000 No regional lymph node involvement NONE
300 Celiac Cystic duct (node of Calot) Node of foramen of Winslow (epiploic) (omental) Pancreaticoduodenal Pericholedochal (common bile duct) Periduodenal Peripancreatic (near head of pancreas only) Porta hepatis (portal) (periportal) (hilar) Superior mesenteric RN
700 Para-aortic Peripancreatic (along body and tail of pancreas only) 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 medical record Death Certificate Only U
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