SEER Inquiry System - Question 20031176 Details

System Guide

Back to Search Results

SEER Inquiry System - Report

Produced: 11/20/2025 6:35 PM

Question 20031176

Export CSV Export PDF Print

Add to Report

Inquiry Details

References:

SEER EOD-88, 3rd Ed, 9. January 1998

Question:

EOD-Patholgic Review of Number of Regional Lymph Nodes Examined: How is this field coded when there is no lymph node count in the final pathology diagnosis and the gross description states "four possible lymph nodes are dissected"? See Description.

Discussion:

Patient with kidney cancer underwent nephrectomy and lymph node removal. Final path diagnosis was Lymph nodes, pericaval biopsy, lymph nodes with no evidence of carcinoma. Per Gross description: Received in formalin as pericaval lymph node is 2.5 cm piece of fibrofatty tissue, from which four possible lymph nodes are dissected.

Answer:

For cases diagnosed 1998-2003: Code the number of regional lymph nodes examined as 04. This is as accurate as possible for this situation.

Cancer Site Category:

N/A

Data Item Category:

N/A

Other Category:

N/A

Year:

2003