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Data Item #3900: Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes

Length: 2
Source of Standard: NAACCR
Section Name: Stage/Prognostic Factors
Year Implemented: 2018
Version Implemented: 18
Record Types: A, M, C, I

XML NAACCR ID: numberOfExaminedPelvicNodes

Parent XML Element: Tumor

Required Status:

NPCR Collect: . - No recommendations
CoC Collect: RS - Required, site specific
SEER Collect: RC - Collected by SEER from CoC-accredited hospitals
CCCR Collect: . - No recommendations

Description:

Number of examined pelvic nodes is the number of nodes examined based on pelvic nodal dissection.

Rationale:

Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes is listed as a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Corpus, CS SSF# 4.

Item Data Type:

text

Allowable Values

00, 01-99, X1, X2, X6, X8, X9

Codes:

00	No pelvic lymph nodes examined
01-99	1 - 99 pelvic lymph nodes examined (Exact number of pelvic lymph nodes examined)
X1	100 or more pelvic nodes examined
X2	Pelvic nodes examined, number unknown
X6	No pelvic lymph nodes removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of pelvic node(s) only
X8	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code X8 will result in an edit error.)
X9	Not documented in patient record Cannot be determined, indeterminate if positive pelvic nodes present Pelvic lymph nodes 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.

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