SEER Inquiry System - Report
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Question 20010049
Inquiry Details
References:
SEER PCM, 3rd Ed, Rev 1, 127b. January 2003
Question:
Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery: Should this field be coded to "unknown or not applicable" for all hematopoietic morphologies, brain primaries and unknown primaries?
Discussion:
Answer:
For cases diagnosed 1/1/2003 and after: Code the Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery field to 9 [Unknown or not applicable] for all hematopoietic morphologies, brain primaries and unknown primaries. .
History:
For cases diagnosed 1998-2002: Yes. Code the Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery field to 9 and Number of Regional Lymph Nodes Examined field to 99 for all of these sites/histologies.
Cancer Site Category:
Brain and CNS
Data Item Category:
Scope Regional LN Surgery
Other Category:
N/A
Year:
2001