Data Last Updated: June 9, 2025

NAACCR Item #3899: Number of Examined Para-Aortic Nodes

Item # Length Source of Standard Section Name Year Implemented Version Implemented XML NAACCR ID Parent XML Element
3899 2 NAACCR Stage/Prognostic Factors 2018 18 numberOfExaminedParaAorticNodes Tumor
Required Status:

NPCR Collect: No recommendation
CoC Collect: Required, site specific
SEER Collect: Collected by SEER from CoC-accredited hospitals
CCCR Collect: No recommendation

Description
Number of examined para-aortic nodes is the number of nodes examined based on para-aortic nodal dissection.
Rationale
Number of Examined Para-aortic Nodes is listed as a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Corpus, CS SSF# 6.
Allowable Values
00, 01-99, X1, X2, X6, X8, X9
Codes
Code Description
00 No para-aortic nodes examined
01-99 1 - 99 para-aortic nodes examined (Exact number of para-aortic lymph nodes examined)
X1 100 or more para-aortic nodes examined
X2 Para-aortic nodes examined, number unknown
X6 No para-aortic lymph nodes removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of para-aortic 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 patient record Cannot be determined, indeterminate if para-aortic nodes present 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.