Pharynx, NOS, and Overlapping Lesion of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx (excluding Malignant Melanoma)

Primary Site Histology Staging Type
C140, C142, C148 8000-8713, 8800-9136, 9141-9582, 9700-9701 Summary Stage only

If you are working with a site/histology that only summary stages and you need to directly code it, please use the SEER Summary Stage 2000 manual

Notes

C140 Pharynx, NOS
C142 Waldeyer ring
C148 Overlapping lesion of lip, oral cavity

Note: TNM is not defined for this schema. If directly assigning Summary Stage 2000 (SS2000), use the Pharynx, NOS and Other Ill-Defined Oral Cavity Sites chapter on page 66 of the SS2000 on-line manual.

Main Data Items

Name Default Value Used for Staging NAACCR Item Required By Metadata
SSF1: Size of Lymph Nodes 999 No NAACCR #2880 CCCR/Canada
COC
SEER		 None
SSF3: Levels I-III, Lymph Nodes for Head and Neck 999 No NAACCR #2900 CCCR/Canada
COC
SEER		 None
SSF4: Levels IV-V and Retropharyngeal Lymph Nodes for Head and Neck 999 No NAACCR #2910 CCCR/Canada
COC
SEER		 None
SSF5: Levels VI-VII and Facial Lymph Nodes for Head and Neck 999 No NAACCR #2920 CCCR/Canada
COC
SEER		 None
SSF6: Parapharyngeal, Parotid, and Suboccipital/Retroauricular Lymph Nodes for Head and Neck 999 No NAACCR #2930 CCCR/Canada
COC
SEER		 None
SSF7: Upper and Lower Cervical Node Levels 988 No NAACCR #2861 None None
SSF8: Extracapsular Extension Clinically, Lymph Nodes for Head and Neck 988 No NAACCR #2862 None None
SSF9: Extracapsular Extension Pathologically, Lymph Nodes for Head and Neck 999 No NAACCR #2863 CCCR/Canada
COC
SEER		 None
SSF10: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Status 999 No NAACCR #2864 CCCR/Canada
COC
SEER		 None

Additional Data Items

Name Default Value Used for Staging NAACCR Item Required By Metadata
Year of Diagnosis <BLANK> No NAACCR #390 None
Primary Site <BLANK> Yes NAACCR #400 None
Histology <BLANK> Yes NAACCR #522 None