SEER Inquiry System - Report
Produced: 12/23/2024 12:48 PM
Question 20000846
Inquiry Details
References:
SEER EOD-88,3rd Ed, 153
Question:
EOD-Extension/EOD-Lymph Nodes--Bladder: Are "perivesical nodules" coded in the EOD-Lymph Nodes field or are they discontinuous extension and coded in the EOD-Extension field?
Discussion:
Answer:
For cases diagnosed 1998-2003:
Code "perivesical nodules" in the EOD-Lymph Nodes field as involvement of regional lymph nodes. Each gross nodule of metastatic carcinoma in the fat surrounding an organ is counted as one positive regional lymph node.
Cancer Site Category:
Bladder
Data Item Category:
N/A
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2000