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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