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

CorpusSarcoma

CS Site-Specific Factor 5
Number of Positive Para-Aortic Nodes

Note: Record the number of positive para-aortic lymph nodes documented in the patient record. Apply the same instructions in General Rules, Part I for coding Regional Nodes Positive to this data item.

Code	Description
000	All para-aortic lymph nodes examined negative
001-089	1-89 para-aortic lymph nodes positive (Exact number of nodes positive)
090	90 or more para-aortic lymph nodes positive
095	Positive aspiration or core biopsy of para-aortic lymph node(s)
097	Positive para-aortic lymph nodes, number not specified
098	No para-aortic lymph nodes examined
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 para-aortic lymph nodes are positive Not documented in patient record