Organization

Field Name

ID

Required

KCR

Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes

34097

yes 

SEER

Number of Examined Pelvic Nodes

3900

yes 

Note 1 Physician statement of examined pelvic nodes can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.

Note 2 The following are pelvic nodes

  • Iliac, NOS
    + Common
    + External
    + Internal (hypogastric) (obturator)
  • Paracervical
  • Parametrial
  • Pelvic, NOS
  • Sacral, NOS
    + Lateral (laterosacral)
    + Middle (promontorial) (Gerota's node)
    + Uterosacral

Note 3 Record the number of examined pelvic lymph nodes documented in the medical record.

Note 4 For the following

  • Code 00 when no lymph nodes are examined by FNA, core biopsy or removal of lymph node(s) (e.g., sentinel lymph node biopsy or lymph node dissection)
  • Code X6 If only a FNA or core biopsy is done
  • Code X9 if it’s unknown if lymph nodes were removed

Note 5 The number of positive pelvic nodes is recorded in Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes (NAACCR Data Item #3902)

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
No lymph node dissection performed
Pelvic lymph nodes not assessed or unknown if assessed