Alternate Name | Item# | Length | Source of Standard | Column # |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery at this Facility (CoC) | 672 | 1 | CoC | 784-784 |
0 | No regional lymph nodes removed. No lymph nodes found in the pathologic specimen. Diagnosed at autopsy. |
1 | Biopsy or aspiration of regional lymph node, NOS. |
2 | Sentinel lymph node biopsy. |
3 | Regional lymph node(s) removed and the number of nodes removed is unknown or not stated; the procedure is not specified as sentinel node biopsy. Regional lymph nodes removed, NOS. |
4 | 1 to 3 regional lymph nodes removed. |
5 | 4 or more regional lymph nodes removed. |
6 | Sentinel node biopsy and code 3, 4, or 5 at same time or timing not stated. |
7 | Sentinel node biopsy and code 3, 4, or 5 at different times. |
9 | Unknown or not applicable. It is unknown whether regional lymph node surgery was performed. Death certificate only case; unknown or ill-defined primary site; hematopoietic, reticuloendothelial, ummunoproliferative or myeloproliferative disease. |