Clinical N
This input is used for staging
Notes
Note: Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in M (distant metastasis).
Regional lymph nodes
All sites
Hemorrhoidal (middle, superior)
Inferior mesenteric
Mesenteric [NOS]
Perirectal
Rectal (middle)
Rectal [NOS]
Rectal (superior)
Rectosigmoid (paracolic/pericolic)
Sigmoidal (sigmoid mesenteric)
Regional lymph nodes, NOS
Lymph nodes, NOS
Rectosigmoid (C199)
Colic, (NOS)
Left colic
Rectum (C209)
Hemorrhoidal (inferior)
Internal iliac (hypogastric)
Lateral (laterosacral)
Middle (promontorial) (Gerota's node)
Obturator
Presacral
Rectal (inferior)
Sacral (NOS)
Sacral promontory
NAACCR Item
NAACCR #950Clinical N | Clinical N Display | Description | Registrar Notes |
---|---|---|---|
cX | cNX | Regional lymph node(s) cannot be assessed | Clinical classification criteria met, evaluation done: Physician unable to assess N Regional lymph node involvement cannot be determined or findings inconclusive Physician assigns cNX, no other information available to determine N |
c0 | cN0 | No regional lymph node metastasis | |
c1 | cN1 | Regional lymph node metastasis | Nodule(s) or foci in perirectal fat Regional lymph nodes, NOS Lymph nodes, NOS Stated as N1 |
88 | 88 | Not applicable | In situ case but no pTis is defined by TNM Death certificate only (DCO) case |
<BLANK> | BLANK | See Registrar Notes | Clinical classification criteria not met Clinical classification criteria met, evaluation done: No information about diagnostic workup Results not documented in record Tumor first detected on surgical resection (no clinical workup) Evidence of metastatic disease [(cM1) or (pM1)], no other workup Only Clinical Stage Group documented (no T, N, or M information available) |