Collaborative Stage for TNM 7 - Revised 02/03/2010 [ Schema ]
Code | Description |
000 | All nodes examined negative |
001-089 | 1 - 89 para-aortic nodes were examined (Code the exact number of para-aortic lymph nodes examined) |
090 | 90 or more nodes were examined |
095 | No para-aortic nodes were removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of para-aortic nodes was performed |
096 | Para-aortic lymph node removal was documented as a sampling, and the number of nodes is unknown/not stated |
097 | Para-aortic lymph node removal was documented as a dissection, and the number of nodes is unknown/not stated |
098 | Para-aortic lymph nodes were surgically removed, but the number of lymph nodes is unknown/not stated and not documented as a sampling or dissection; nodes were examined, but the number is unknown |
988 | Not applicable: Information not collected for this case |
999 | It is unknown whether nodes were examined; not applicable or negative; not stated in patient record. |