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Lymph Nodes Assessment Method Pelvic (Vagina)

Lymph Nodes Assessment Method Pelvic (Vagina)

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Apr 08, 2025
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KCR

LN Assessment Method Pelvic

34070

PELNAssessment

yes 

SEER

Lymph Nodes Assessment Method Pelvic

3873

lnAssessMethodPelvic

yes 

Note 1 Physician Statement

  • Physician statement of pelvic assessment method can be used to code this data item when no other information is available.

Note 2 Pelvic lymph nodes

  • Iliac, NOS

  • Common

  • External

  • Internal (hypogastric) (obturator)

  • Paracervical

  • Parametrial

  • Pelvic, NOS

  • Sacral, NOS

  • Lateral (laterosacral)

  • Middle (promontorial) (Gerota’s node)

  • Uterosacral

Note 3 Isolated tumor cells

  • For this data item, do not include isolated tumor cells (ITCs).

Note 4 Related data item

  • The status of the lymph nodes is recorded in the related data item 3959 LN Status Pelvic.

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0

Radiography, imaging
(Ultrasound (US), computed tomography scan (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography scan (PET))

Physical exam only|

1

Incisional biopsy; fine needle aspiration (FNA)

2

Lymphadenectomy
Sentinel node biopsy
Excisional biopsy or resection with microscopic confirmation

7

Pelvic lymph node(s) assessed, unknown assessment method

8

Not applicable: Information not collected for this case
(If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code 8 will result in an edit error.)

9

Not documented in medical record
Pelvic lymph node(s) not assessed or unknown if assessed