Organization |
Field Name |
ID |
Required |
---|---|---|---|
KCR |
LN Head and Neck Other |
34076 |
yes |
SEER |
Lymph Nodes H&N Other |
3879 |
yes |
Note 1 Physician statement of other head and neck lymph node involvement can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.
Note 2 Head and Neck Lymph Node Involvement is coded in the following data items
- LN Head and Neck Levels I-III (NAACCR Data Item #3876)
- LN Head and Neck Levels IV-V (NAACCR Data Item #3877)
- LN Head and Neck Levels VI-VII (NAACCR Data Item #3878)
- LN Head and Neck Other (NAACCR Data Item #3879)
Note 3 Code the presence or absence of lymph node involvement for the "other" group.
- For more information on the other head and neck lymph nodes, see AJCC 8th edition, Chapter 5 Staging Head and Neck Cancers, Table 5.1
Note 4 Pathological information takes priority over clinical.
Note 5 If involved regional node levels are documented as a range, and/or if the involved nodes overlap multiple levels, code 7.
Note 6 If information is available on some nodes, but the others are unknown, code what is known.
- *Example* Multiple lymph nodes involved, preauricular documented, but the other levels not mentioned. Code 4 to indicate preauricular involvement.
Code |
Description |
---|---|
0 |
No involvement in other head and neck lymph node regions |
1 |
Buccinator (facial) lymph node(s) involved |
2 |
Parapharyngeal lymph node(s) involved |
3 |
Periparotid and intraparotid lymph node(s) involved |
4 |
Preauricular lymph node(s) involved |
5 |
Retropharyngeal lymph node(s) involved |
6 |
Suboccipital/retroauricular lymph node(s) involved |
7 |
Any combination of codes 1-6 |
8 |
Not applicable: Information not collected for this case |
9 |
Not documented in medical record |