CS Mets at DX: Thyroid Gland

Note: Supraclavicular and transverse cervical lymph nodes are now coded in CS Lymph Nodes because they are categorized as N rather than M in AJCC TNM.Any cases coded to 10 or 50 can be reviewed and recoded.The volume of cases affected should be small.

Code	Description	TNM	SS77	SS2000
00	No; none	M0	NONE	NONE
10	OBSOLETE - Mandibular (facial) node. Review and recode in CS Lymph Nodes.	M1	D	D
11	OBSOLETE - Level I nodes. Review and recode in CS Lymph Nodes.	M1	D	D
12	Distant lymph node(s), NOS	M1	D	D
40	Distant metastases except distant lymph node(s) (code 12) Carcinomatosis Distant metastasis, NOS	M1	D	D
50	OBSOLETE. Review and recode either to 40 or to 51 and appropriate code in CS Lymph Nodes	M1	D	D
51	(12) + (40) (Distant lymph node(s) plus other distant metastasis)	M1	D	D
99	Unknown if distant metastasis Distant metastasis cannot be assessed Not documented in patient record	MX	U	U