Item #	Length	Source of Standard	Year Implemented	Version Implemented	Year Retired	Version Retired
3902	2	NAACCR	2018	18

Description

Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes is the number of positive nodes based on pelvic nodal dissection.

Rationale

Number of Positive Pelvic Nodes is listed as a Registry Data Collection Variable in AJCC. This data item was previously collected as Corpus, CS SSF# 3.

Codes

00	All pelvic nodes examined negative
01-99	1 - 99 pelvic nodes positive (Exact number of nodes positive)
X1	100 or more pelvic nodes positive
X2	Positive pelvic nodes identified, number unknown
X6	Positive aspiration or core biopsy of pelvic lymph node(s)
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 positive pelvic nodes present No lymph node dissection performed Pelvic 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.