Pathologic N
This input is used for staging
Notes
**Note 1:** Histological examination of a regional lymphadenectomy specimen will ordinarily include 16 or more lymph nodes. If the lymph nodes are negative, but the number ordinarily examined is not met, classify as pN0. **Note 2:** Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS, in this field. Distant nodes are coded in M (distant metastasis). **Regional lymph nodes** Celiac Hepatic (excluding gastrohepatic) Hepatoduodenal Left gastric (superior gastric), NOS Cardial Cardioesophageal Gastric, left Gastropancreatic, left Lesser curvature Lesser omental Paracardial Hepatoduodenal (for lesser curvature) Nodule(s) in perigastric fat Pancreaticosplenic (pancreaticolienal) Pancreaticoduodenal Perigastric, NOS Peripancreatic Right gastric (inferior gastric), NOS: Gastrocolic Gastroduodenal Gastroepiploic (gastro-omental), right or NOS Gastrohepatic Greater curvature Greater omental Pyloric, NOS: infrapyloric, subpyloric, suprapyloric Splenic (lienal), NOS Gastroepiploic (gastro-omental), left Splenic hilarNAACCR Item
NAACCR #890| Pathologic N | Pathologic N Display | Description | Registrar Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| pX | pNX | Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed# | Pathologic classification criteria met, evaluation done: Physician unable to assess N Surgical resection primary tumor, no regional lymph nodes removed Involvement of regional lymph nodes not documented Physician assigns pNX, no other information available to determine N |
| p0 | pN0 | No regional lymph node metastasis | |
| p1 | pN1 | Regional lymph node metastasis | Nodule(s) or foci in pericolic fat/adjacent mesentery/mesocolic fat Regional lymph nodes, NOS Lymph nodes, NOS Stated as N1 |
| c0 | cN0 | Clinically: No regional lymph node metastasis | Use only for TNM defined pTis cases where there is a resection of the primary and the nodes are not evaluated pathologically |
| 88 | 88 | Not applicable | In situ case but no pTis is defined by TNM Death certificate only (DCO) case |
| <BLANK> | BLANK | See Registrar Notes | Pathologic classification criteria not met No surgical resection of primary tumor and there isn’t a positive biopsy of a structure in the highest T category and highest N category Evidence of metastatic disease (pM1), no other workup Only Pathologic Stage Group documented (no T, N, or M information available) |