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CoC
NAACCR XML: Tumor.rxHospScopeReg9802
Alternate Names
Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery at this Facility (CoC)
Description
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.
Rationale
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 reporting facilities, the facility-level treatment fields must be used. The summary treatment fields, conversely, combine information across all reporting facilities that provide first course of treatment for the tumor. Reporting facility-specific fields allow studies of detailed referral patterns and treatment by type of hospital. Knowing the extent of treatment given at a particular reporting facility also helps resolve coding issues.