Scope of regional lymph node surgery at this facility 98-02 Cancer

Scope reg LN surg at fac 98-02 Cancer

Definition

Describes the removal, biopsy, or aspiration of regional lymph node(s) at the time of surgery of the primary site or during a separate surgical event at the reporting facility. This field is to be used for ROADS codes after the ROADS to FORDS conversion. It is also to be used to code Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery at the reporting facility for all tumors diagnosed before January 1, 2003. In evaluating quality of care and treatment practices it is important to identify the removal, biopsy, or aspiration of regional lymph node(s) at the time of surgery of the primary site or during a separate surgical event. If central registries wish to study the treatment given at particular hospitals, the hospital-level treatment fields must be used. The summary treatment fields, conversely, combine information across all hospitals that provide first course of treatment for the tumor. Hospital-specific fields allow studies of detailed referral patterns and treatment by type of hospital. Knowing the extent of treatment given at a particular hospital also helps resolve coding issues. .. NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11

CA; Identity or presence; LN; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nominal; Oncology; Other; Point in time; Random; Scope reg LN surg at fac 98-02; Spec; Surg; To be specified in another part of the message; TUMOR REGISTRY(NAACCR); Unspecified