EOD Regional Nodes
Notes
**Note 1:** **Regional nodes and nodes, NOS**
* Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in EOD Mets.
* Regional nodes include contralateral or bilateral nodes.
**Note 2:** **Lymph nodes, NOS**
* Code 800 if regional lymph nodes are involved, but there is no indication which ones are involved.
**Note 3:** **Path only cases**
* Code 000 for "path only" cases
* “Path only” cases are where the only information available is the pathology report, it is a localized cancer (no evidence of extraprostatic extension), there is no information on lymph nodes, no imaging and no statement from the physician on lymph node status
* These types of cases are usually for central registries only; however, a hospital registry may use this rule when all they have is a pathology report
* This instruction is only for prostate. Do not apply this instruction to any other primary site
| Code |
Description |
SS2018 N |
| 000 |
No regional lymph node involvement |
NONE |
| 300 |
Hypogastric
Iliac, NOS
- External
- Internal (hypogastric) (obturator), NOS
Pelvic, NOS
Periprostatic
Sacral, NOS
- Lateral (laterosacral)
- Middle (promontory) (Gerota's node)
- Presacral |
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 medical record
Death Certificate Only |
U |
(1) Fritz AG, Ries LAG (eds). **SEER Extent of Disease 1988: Codes and Coding Instructions (3rd Edition, 1998)**, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 98-2313, Bethesda, MD, 1998
(2) Young JL Jr, Roffers SD, Ries LAG, Fritz AG, Hurlbut AA (eds.). **SEER Summary Staging Manual-2000: Codes and Coding Instructions**, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 01-4969, Bethesda, MD, 2001.
(3) Collaborative Stage Work Group of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. **Collaborative Stage Data Collection System User Documentation and Coding Instructions, version 02.05**. American Joint Committee on Cancer (Chicago, IL)
(4) Gress, D.M., Edge, S.B., Gershenwald, J.E., et al. **Principles of Cancer Staging**. In: Amin, M.B., Edge, S.B., Greene, F.L., et al. (Eds.) AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th Ed. New York: Springer; 2017
(5) Buyyounouski, M.K., Lin, D.W., et al. **Prostate**. In: Amin, M.B., Edge, S.B., Greene, F.L., et al. (Eds.) AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th Ed. New York: Springer; 2017
