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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