Pediatric Regional Nodes
Notes
**Note 1:** Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in Pediatric Mets.
**Note 2:** Regional lymph nodes are defined as those in the vicinity of the primary tumor.
Default
999
Code |
Description |
000 |
No regional lymph node involvement |
300 |
Caval
Hepatic, NOS
* Hepatic artery
* Hepatic pedicle
* Inferior vena cava
* Porta hepatis (portal) (hilar) [in hilus of liver]
Hepatoduodenal ligament
Periportal
Portal vein |
700 |
Inferior phrenic nodes |
800 |
Regional lymph node(s), NOS
Lymph node(s), NOS |
999 |
Unknown; regional lymph node(s) not stated
Regional lymph node(s) cannot be assessed
Not documented in medical record
Death Certificate Only |