Site-Specific Factor 5

Assessment Method of Para-Aortic Nodal Status

Notes

**Note 1:** The assessment results are recorded in **Site-Specific Factor 4, Para-Aortic Nodal Status**. **Note 2:** Use the highest applicable code.

Default

988

NAACCR Item

NAACCR #2920
Code Description
010 Clinical assessment
020 Radiography, imaging
(Ultrasound (US), computed tomography scan (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography scan (PET))
030 Incisional biopsy; fine needle aspiration (FNA)
040 Lymphadenectomy
Excisional biopsy or resection with microscopic confirmation
988 Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
998 Lymph nodes not assessed
999 Unknown or no information
Not documented in patient record