Cumulative Official WHO Updates to ICD 10 - 1996 - 2001

For example, a tumor only described as arising "in the area of the rectum" should be assigned to C763 (pelvis, NOS) because the type of tissue in which the tumor originated is not specified; "perirenal tissue" is assigned code C480 in ICD O 3, but a "perigastric" tumor should be … ................
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