EOD Mets

Notes

**Note 1:** **Benign/borderline tumors** * Code 00 for benign (behavior /0) and borderline (behavior /1) tumors. **Note 2:** **Leptomeningeal metastases** * Leptomeningeal metastases, also known as carcinomatous meningitis and meningeal carcinomatosis, refers to the spread of malignant cells through the CSF space. * These cells can originate from primary CNS tumors (e.g., in the form of drop metastases), as well as from distant tumors that have metastasized via hematogenous spread (code 70).
Code Description SS2018 M
00 No distant metastasis Unknown if distant metastasis NONE
10 Distant lymph node(s) D
70 Carcinomatosis Distant metastasis WITH or WITHOUT distant lymph node(s) Distant metastasis, NOS D
99 Death Certificate Only U
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