Site-Specific Factor 16

Size of Metastasis in Lymph Nodes

Notes

**Note:** Code size of metastasis or tumor nests in regional lymph nodes (not the size of the lymph node). Record the actual measurement in hundredths of millimeters (mm) from the pathology report. * Do not code the size of any distant lymph node(s)

Default

999

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #2870

Metadata

None
Code Description
000 No regional lymph node involvement
001-979 0.01 - 9.79 millimeters (mm)
(Exact size of largest described metastasis or tumor nest to nearest HUNDREDTH of mm)

Examples:
001 0.01 mm
002 0.02 mm
010 0.1 mm
074 0.74 mm
100 1 mm
105 1.05 mm
979 9.79 mm
980 9.80 mm or larger
988 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
990 Metastasis or tumor nests in regional lymph nodes, size cannot be assessed
998 No histologic examination of regional lymph nodes
999 Unknown or no information
Not documented in patient record