Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes
Description
Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes is the number of nodes examined based on pelvic nodal dissection. For the Corpus schemas (3) and the Cervix Sarcoma schema, there are 4 data items that record information on the number of positive and examined para-aortic and pelvic lymph nodes. These related data items should be coded from the same procedure * 3899: Number of Examined Para-Aortic Nodes * 3900: Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes * 3901: Number of Positive Para-Aortic Nodes * 3902: Number of Positive Pelvic NodesNotes
**Note 1:** **Physician Statement** * Physician statement of examined pelvic nodes can be used to code this data item when no other information is available **Note 2:** **Pelvic lymph nodes** * Iliac, NOS * Common * External * Internal (hypogastric) (obturator) * Paracervical * Parametrial * Pelvic, NOS * Sacral, NOS * Lateral (laterosacral) * Middle (promontorial) (Gerota’s node) * Uterosacral **Note 3:** **Isolated tumor cells** * For this data item, do not include isolated tumor cells (ITCs). **Note 4:** **Related data item** * The number of positive pelvic nodes is recorded in in the related data item 3902: Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes.| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 medical record Cannot be determined, indeterminate if examined pelvic nodes present Pelvic lymph nodes not assessed or unknown if assessed |