Collaborative Stage Data Set - Revised 06/17/2013 FINAL

CorpusCarcinoma

CS Site-Specific Factor 6
Number of Examined Para-Aortic Nodes

Note: Record the number of examined para-aortic nodes documented in the patient record. Apply the same instructions in General Rules, Part I for coding Regional Nodes Examined.

Code	Description
000	No para-aortic nodes examined.
001-089	1 - 89 para-aortic nodes examined (Exact number of para-aortic lymph nodes examined).
090	90 or more para-aortic nodes examined.
095	No para-aortic nodes removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of para-aortic nodes performed.
096	Para-aortic lymph node removal documented as a sampling, but number of nodes unknown/not stated.
097	Para-aortic lymph node removal documented as a dissection, but number of nodes unknown/not stated.
098	Para-aortic lymph nodes surgically removed, but the number of lymph nodes unknown/not stated and not documented as a sampling or dissection
888	OBSOLETE DATA CONVERTED V0200 See code 988 Not applicable for this site
988	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (May include cases converted from code 888 used in CSv1 for "Not applicable" or when the item was not collected. If this item is required to derive T, N, M, or any stage, use of code 988 may result in an error.)
999	Unknown if nodes examined; Not documented in patient record.