Q.1: BRAIN & OTHER PARTS of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

For Cases Diagnosed prior to January 1, 2003

Meninges C70.0-C70.9, Brain C71.0-C71.9, Other Parts of Central Nervous System C72.0-C72.9
SURGICAL APPROACH

 

Code

Description

0

None; no cancer-directed surgery of primary site

4

Open

9

Unknown; not stated; death certificate only

 

SURGERY OF PRIMARY SITE

 

Code

Description

00

None; no cancer-directed surgery of primary site

10

Local tumor destruction

20

Excision of tumor, lesion, or mass

21

 

Subtotal resection, NOS

22

  

Partial resection

23

 

Debulking

30

Excision of tumor, lesion, or mass, NOS

31

 

Total resection

32

 

Gross resection

40

Partial resection, NOS

41

 

Partial lobe

42

 

Partial meninges

43

 

Partial nerve(s)

50

Total resection (lobectomy of brain)

60

Radical resection

Note: Resection of primary site plus partial or total removal of surrounding organs/tissue.

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if cancer-directed surgery performed; death certificate only

 

SURGICAL MARGINS

 

Code

Description

0

All margins grossly and microscopically negative

1

Margins involved, NOS

2

 

Microscopic involvement

5

 

Macroscopic involvement

7

Margins not documented

8

No cancer-directed surgery of primary site

9

Unknown whether margins were involved or negative; death certificate only

 

SCOPE OF REGIONAL LYMPH NODE SURGERY

There are no regional lymph nodes for brain. Code no regional lymph nodes removed (0). Central nervous system sites, however have regional lymph nodes.

 

Code

Description

0

No regional lymph nodes removed

1

Regional lymph nodes removed, NOS

9

Unknown; not stated; death certificate only

 

NUMBER OF REGIONAL LYMPH NODES EXAMINED

There are no regional lymph nodes for brain.  Code no regional lymph nodes removed (00).  Central nervous system tumors, however, have regional lymph nodes.

 

Code

Description

00

No regional lymph nodes removed

01

One regional lymph node removed

02

Two regional lymph nodes removed

..

 

90

Ninety or more regional lymph nodes removed

95

No regional lymph nodes removed but aspiration of regional lymph nodes was performed

96

Regional lymph node removal documented as a sampling and number of lymph nodes unknown/not stated

97

Regional lymph node removal documented as dissection and number of lymph nodes unknown/not stated

98

Regional lymph nodes surgically removed but number of lymph nodes unknown/not stated and not documented as sampling or dissection

99

Unknown; not stated; death certificate only

 

SURGERY OF OTHER REGIONAL SITE(S), DISTANT SITE(S) OR DISTANT LYMPH NODE(S)

 

Code

Description

0

None; no surgery to other regional or distant sites

1

Surgery to other sites or nodes, NOS; unknown if regional or distant

2

 

Other regional sites

5

 

Distant lymph nodes

6

 

Distant sites

7

 

Combination of 6 with 2 or 5

9

Unknown; not stated; death certificate only

 

RECONSTRUCTION/RESTORATION - FIRST COURSE

 

Code

Description

9

Unknown; not stated; death certificate only

 

 

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