Item #	Length	Source of Standard	Year Implemented	Version Implemented	Year Retired	Version Retired
3899	2	NAACCR	2018	18

Description

Number of examined para-aortic nodes is the number of nodes examined based on para-aortic nodal dissection.

Rationale

Number of Examined Para-aortic Nodes is listed as a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Corpus, CS SSF# 6.

Codes

00	No para-aortic nodes examined
01-99	1 - 99 para-aortic nodes examined (Exact number of para-aortic lymph nodes examined)
X1	100 or more para-aortic nodes examined
X2	Para-aortic nodes examined, number unknown
X6	No para-aortic lymph nodes removed, but aspiration or core biopsy of para-aortic node(s) only
X8	Not applicable: Information not collected for this case (If this item is required by your standard setter, use of code X8 will result in an edit error.)
X9	Not documented in patient record Cannot be determined, indeterminate if para-aortic nodes present No lymph node dissection performed Para-aortic lymph nodes not assessed or unknown if assessed

Each Site-Specific Data Item (SSDI) applies only to selected primary sites, histologies, and years of diagnosis. Depending on applicability and standard-setter requirements, SSDIs may be left blank.