LN Status: Femoral-Inguinal
Notes
**Note 1:** Physician statement of the femoral-inguinal status can be used to code this data item when no other information is available. **Note 2:** The following are femoral-inguinal nodes * Femoral * Inguinal, NOS + Inguinofemoral (groin) + Node of Cloquet or Rosenmuller (highest deep inguinal) + Superficial inguinal **Note 3:** If there is no mention of femoral-inguinal lymph node involvement in the area being imaged, biopsied, or in the surgical field and there is no mention of involvement, then assume that the femoral-inguinal lymph nodes are negative. **Note 4:** For this data item, do not include isolated tumor cells (ITCs). **Note 5:** Code 9 when there is no imaging, biopsy, surgical workup, or a physical exam only. **Note 6:** The assessment method is recorded in 3871: LN Assessment Method Femoral-Inguinal.LN Status Femoral-Inguinal | Description |
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0 | Negative femoral-inguinal lymph nodes Non-invasive neoplasm (behavior /2) |
1 | Positive femoral-inguinal lymph nodes |
8 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this information is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 may result in an edit error.) |
9 | Not documented in medical record Femoral-Inguinal lymph node(s) not assessed or unknown if assessed |