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

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #1137
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