Collaborative Stage Data Set - Revised 04/05/2013 FINAL

MyelomaPlasmaCellDisorder

Regional Nodes Examined

Note 1: Extraosseous plasmacytomas (9734), especially those in the respiratory tract, may metastasize to regional lymph nodes. Record the number of examined nodes.
Note 2: Use code 99, not applicable, for the following histologies: plasmacytoma, NOS (9731) and multiple myeloma (9732).

Code	Description
00	No nodes examined
01-89	1 - 89 nodes examined (code exact number of regional lymph nodes examined)
90	90 or more nodes examined
95	No regional nodes removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of regional nodes performed
96	Regional lymph node removal documented as sampling and number of nodes unknown/not stated
97	Regional lymph node removal documented as dissection and number of nodes unknown/not stated
98	Regional lymph nodes surgically removed but number of lymph nodes unknown/not stated and not documented as sampling or dissection; nodes examined, but number unknown
99	Unknown if nodes are positive; not applicable Not documented in patient record Use for codes 9731(plasmacytoma, NOS) and 9732 (multiple myeloma)