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Data Item #3901: Number of Positive Para-Aortic Nodes

* indicates required field

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: numberOfPositiveParaAorticNodes

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 Positive Para-Aortic Nodes is the number of positive nodes based on para-aortic nodal dissection

Rationale:

Number of Positive Para-aortic Nodes is listed as a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Corpus, CS SSF# 5.

Item Data Type:

text

Allowable Values

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

Codes:

00

All para-aortic lymph nodes examined negative

01-99

1-99 para-aortic lymph nodes positive
(Exact number of nodes positive)

X1

100 or more para-aortic nodes positive

X2

Positive para-aortic nodes identified, number unknown

X6

Positive aspiration or core biopsy of para-aortic lymph node(s)

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 para-aortic nodes present
No lymph node dissection performed
Para-aortic 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.