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Data Item #3876: LN Head and Neck Levels I-III

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

XML NAACCR ID: lnHeadAndNeckLevels1To3

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:

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

Rationale:

Level of nodal involvement is a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC for several head and neck chapters. This data item was previously collected as Head and Neck SSF# 3 (common SSF).

Item Data Type:

digits

Allowable Values

0-9

Codes:

0	No involvement in Levels I, II, or III lymph nodes
1	Level I lymph node(s) involved
2	Level II lymph node(s) involved
3	Level III lymph node(s) involved
4	Levels I and II lymph nodes involved
5	Levels I and III lymph nodes involved
6	Levels II and III lymph nodes involved
7	Levels I, II and III lymph nodes 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 I-III 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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