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THE CANCER DICTIONARY

List of the 244 diagnostic groups used in the tabulated detailed database.
All sites (C00-96)
All sites but skin (C00-96 but C44)
Oral cavity and pharynx (C00-14)
Lip (C00)
Tongue (C01-02)
  • Base of tongue (C01)
  • Other and unspecified parts (C02)
Mouth (C03-06)
  • Gum (C03)
  • Floor of mouth (C04)
  • Palate (C05)
  • Other and unspecified parts (C06)
Salivary glands (C07-08)
  • Parotid gland (C07)
  • Other and unspecified (C08)
Tonsil (C09)
Oropharynx (C10)
Nasopharynx (C11)
Pyriform sinus (C12)
Hypopharynx (C13)
Pharynx unspecified (C14)
Digestive organs (C15-26)
Oesophagus (C15)
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Other specified carcinomas
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
  • Upper third (C15.0,3)
  • Middle third (C15.1,4)
  • Lower third (C15.2,5)
  • Other and unspecified parts (C15.8-9)
Stomach (C16)
  • Cardia (C16.0)
  • Fundus (C16.1)
  • Body (C16.2)
  • Pylorus and antrum (C16.3-4)
  • Other and unspecified parts (C16.5-9)
Small intestine (C17)
Colon (C18)
  • Right (C18.0-2)
  • Transverse and flexures (C18.3-5)
  • Descending (C18.6)
  • Sigmoid (C18.7)
  • Other and unspecified parts (C18.8-9)
Rectosigmoid junction (C19)
Rectum (C20)
Anus (C21)
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Other specified carcinomas
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Melanoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Liver (C22)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Other specified carcinomas
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Haemagiosarcoma
  • Other specified sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Gallbladder (C23)
Other and unspecified parts of biliary tract (C24)
Pancreas (C25)
Other and ill-defined digestive organs (C26)
Respiratory organs (C30-39)
Nasal cavity and middle ear (C30)
Accessory sinuses (C31)
Larynx (C32)
Trachea (C33)
Lung (C34)
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Small cell carcinoma
  • Large cell carcinoma
  • Other specified carcinomas
  • Sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Thymus (C37)
Heart, mediastinum and pleura (C38)
Other and unspecified respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C39)
Bone (C40-41)
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Ewing sarcoma
  • Other specified sarcomas
  • Unspecified sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
  • Bone of limbs (C40)
  • Other bones (C41)
Skin (C43-44)
Melanoma (C43)
  • Head (C43.0-4)
  • Trunk (C43.5)
  • Upper limb (C43.6)
  • Lower limb (C43.7)
  • Other and unspecified (C43.8-9)
Other skin (C44)
Mesothelial and soft tissues (C45-49)
Mesothelioma (C45)
Kaposi sarcoma (C46)
Peripheral nerves (C47)
Peritoneum and retroperitoneum (C48)
Connective and soft tissue (C49)
Breast (C50)
Female genital organs (C51-58)
Vulva (C51)
Vagina (C52)
Cervix uteri (C53)
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Other specified carcinomas
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Corpus uteri (C54)
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Other specified carcinomas
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Uterus unspecified (C55)
Ovary (C56)
  • Serous carcinoma
  • Mucinous carcinoma
  • Endometrioid carcinoma
  • Clear cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Other specified carcinomas
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Sex cord-stromal tumour
  • Germ cell tumour
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Other female genital organs (C57)
  • Fallopian tube (C57.0)
  • Other female genital (C57.1-9)
Placenta (C58)
Male genital organs (C60-63)
Penis (C60)
Prostate (C61)
Testis (C62)
  • Seminoma
  • Spermatocytic seminoma
  • Non-seminomatous germ cell tumours
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Other male genital organs (C63)
Urinary tract (C64-68)
Kidney (C64)
Renal pelvis (C65)
Ureter (C66)
Bladder (C67)
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Transitional cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Other specified carcinoma
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Other urinary organs (C68)
Eye, brain and central nervous system (C69-72)
Eye (C69)
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Melanoma
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Other specified carcinoma
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Meninges (C70)
Brain, central nervous system (C71-72)
  • Astrocytic tumours
  • Oligodendroglial tumours and mixed gliomas
  • Ependymal tumours
  • Gliomas of uncertain origin
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Other embryonal tumours
  • Other neuroepithelial tumours
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
  • Brain (C71)
  • Other parts of central nervous system (C72)
    • Spinal cord, cauda equina (C72.0-1)
    • Cranial nerves (C72.2-5)
    • Nervous system, NOS (C72.8-9)
Thyroid and other endocrine glands (C73-75)
Thyroid (C73)
  • Follicular carcinoma
  • Papillary carcinoma
  • Medullary carcinoma
  • Anaplastic carcinoma
  • Other specified carcinoma
  • Unspecified carcinoma
  • Sarcoma
  • Other specified morphology
  • Unspecified morphology
Adrenal gland (C74)
Other endocrine (C75)
Lymphoid and haematopoietic tissues (C81-96)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (C82-85,C96)
  • Burkitt lymphoma (C83.7)
  • Mycosis fungoides (C84.0)
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, other and unspecified
Hodgkin lymphoma (C81)
  • Nodular lymphocytic predominance
  • Classical lymphocyte-rich
  • Nodular sclerosis
  • Mixed cellularity
  • Lymphocytic depletion
  • Unspecified
Immunoproliferative disease (C88)
Multiple myeloma (C90)
Leukaemia (C91-95)
  • Lymphoid leukaemia (C91)
    • Acute (C91.0)
    • Chronic (C91.1)
    • Other specified (C91.2-7)
    • Unspecified (C91.9)
  • Myeloid leukaemia (C92-94)
    • Acute (C92.0,C93.0,C94.0,C94.2,C94.4-5)
    • Chronic (C92.1,C93.1,C94.1)
    • Other specified (C92.2-7,C93.2,C93.7,C94.3,C94.7)
    • Unspecified (C92.9,C93.9)
  • Leukaemia, cell unspecified (C95)
    • Acute (C95.0)
    • Chronic (C95.1)
    • Other specified (C95.2,7)
    • Unspecified (C95.9)
Myeloproliferative disorders (ICDO-3 morphology 9950/3; 996_/3; 9970/3 and 9975/3)
Myelodysplastic syndromes (ICDO-3 morphology 998_/3)
Other and unspecified cancers