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References:

SEER EOD-88, 3rd Ed, 53

Question:

EOD-Pathologic Review of Number of Regional Lymph Nodes Positive and Examined--Colon: What codes are used to represent these fields when the pathology from a colon cancer resection describes 2/16 positive pericolonic lymph nodes and a "metastatic nodule in the pericolonic fat"?

Discussion:

Answer:

For cases diagnosed 1998-2003:

Code the Number of Regional Lymph Nodes Positive field to 03 and the Number of Regional Lymph Nodes Examined field to 17. Each grossly detectable nodule in the pericolonic fat is counted as one regional lymph node.

Cancer Site Category:

Colon, Lymph nodes

Data Item Category:

N/A

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2000