Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes
Description
Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes is the number of positive nodes 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 positive 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:** **Micrometastasis and macrometastasis** * Micrometastasis and macrometastasis may be listed separately on the pathology report. Add these two together to get the total number of positive nodes. **Note 5:** **Related data item** * The number of examined pelvic nodes is recorded in the related data item 3900: Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes.| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 00 | All pelvic nodes examined negative |
| 01-99 | 1 - 99 pelvic nodes positive (Exact number of nodes positive) |
| X1 | 100 or more pelvic nodes positive |
| X2 | Positive pelvic nodes identified; number unknown |
| X6 | Positive aspiration or core biopsy of pelvic 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 medical record Cannot be determined, indeterminate if positive pelvic nodes present No lymph nodes removed Pelvic lymph nodes not assessed or unknown if assessed |