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Data Item #3877: LN Head and Neck Levels IV-V

Length: 1
Source of Standard: NAACCR
Section Name: Stage/Prognostic Factors
Year Implemented: 2018
Version Implemented: 18
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: lnHeadAndNeckLevels4To5

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: . - No recommendations
CoC Collect: RS - Required, site specific
SEER Collect: RS - Required, site specific
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations

Description:

Lymph Nodes for Head and Neck, Levels IV-V records the involvement of Levels IV-V lymph nodes.

Rationale:

Level of nodal involvement is a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Head and Neck SSF# 4 (common SSF).

Item Data Type:

digits

Allowable Values

0-3, 8, 9

Codes:

0	No involvement in Levels IV or V lymph nodes
1	Level IV lymph node(s) involved
2	Level V lymph node(s) involved
3	Levels IV and V lymph node(s) involved
8	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 will result in an edit error)
9	Not documented in medical record Positive nodes, but level of positive node(s) unknown Lymph node levels IV-V not assessed, or unknown if assessed

Code Notes:

Each Site-Specific Data Item (SSDI) applies only to selected primary sites, histologies, and years of diagnosis. Depending on applicability and standard-setter requirements, SSDIs may be left blank.

Version 25 Data Item #3877: LN Head and Neck Levels IV-V