Person with cancer—number of positive regional lymph nodes, total N[N]

CODE 97     Positive nodes but number not specified

Positive nodes but number not specified, is used when the cytology or histology from a lymph node aspiration is positive for malignant cells.

CODE 98     No nodes examined

Positive nodes but number not specified, is used when no nodes are removed or examined.

CODE 99     Unknown if nodes are positive or negative; not applicable

Unknown if nodes are positive or negative, is used if information about regional lymph nodes is unknown or if it is not applicable for that site or histology.

Australian Cancer Network

Commission on Cancer American College of Surgeons

Australian Cancer Network The pathology reporting of breast cancer. A guide for pathologists, surgeons and radiologists Second Edition Sydney (2001)

Commission on Cancer, Standards of the Commission on Cancer Registry Operations and Data Standards (ROADS) Volume II (1998)

Has been superseded by Person with cancer—number of positive regional lymph nodes, total N[N] Health, Superseded 07/12/2011

See also Person with cancer—number of regional lymph nodes examined, total code N[N] Health, Superseded 07/12/2011

Supersedes Regional lymph nodes positive, version 1, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.0 KB)

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

Cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 06/03/2009