Collaborative Stage

Note 1: Code only regional nodes and nodes, NOS in this field. Distant nodes are coded in CS Mets at DX.
Note 2: Regional lymph nodes are defined as those in the vicinity of the primary tumor.
Note 3: Regional lymph node involvement is rare. For this schema, if there is no mention of lymph node involvement clinically, assume that lymph nodes are negative. Use code 999 (Unknown) only when there is no available information on the extent of the patient's disease, for example, when a lab-only case is abstracted from a biopsy report and no clinical history is available.

Code	Description	TNM 7 Map	TNM 6 Map	SS77 Map	SS2000 Map
000	No regional lymph node involvement	N0	N0	NONE	NONE
100	Regional lymph nodes: Aortic (above diaphragm), NOS: Peri/para-aortic, NOS Ascending aorta (phrenic) Subaortic (aortico-pulmonary window) Carinal (tracheobronchial) (tracheal bifurcation) Mediastinal, NOS: Anterior Posterior (tracheoesophageal) Pericardial Peri/paraesophageal Peri/paratracheal, NOS: Azygos (lower peritracheal) Pre- and retrotracheal, NOS: Precarinal Pulmonary ligament Subcarinal Regional lymph node(s), NOS Stated as N1 with no other information on regional lymph nodes	N1	N1	RN	RN
800	Lymph nodes, NOS	N1	N1	RN	RN
999	Unknown; regional lymph nodes not stated Regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed Not documented in patient record (See Note 3)	NX	NX	U	U

CS Lymph Nodes