Organization |
Field Name |
ID |
Required |
---|---|---|---|
KCR |
LN Head and Neck Levels I-III |
34073 |
yes |
SEER |
Lymph Nodes H&N Lev I-III |
3876 |
yes |
Note 1 Physician statement of Levels I-III 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 Levels I-III.
- For more information on Levels I-III 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, or if the involved nodes overlap multiple levels, code all levels specified.
Note 6 If information is available on some nodes, but the others are unknown, code what is known.
- *Example* Multiple lymph nodes involved, level II documented, but the other levels not mentioned. Code 2 to indicate level II involvement.
Code |
Description |
---|---|
0 |
No involvement in Levels I, II, or III lymph nodes |
1 |
Level I lymph node(s) involved |
2 |
Level II lymph node(s) involved |
3 |
Level III lymph node(s) involved |
4 |
Levels I and II lymph nodes involved |
5 |
Levels I and III lymph nodes involved |
6 |
Levels II and III lymph nodes involved |
7 |
Levels I, II and III lymph nodes involved |
8 |
Not applicable: Information not collected for this case |
9 |
Not documented in medical record |