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located anywhere; also code [[Carcinoid syndrome]] if present | located anywhere; also code [[Carcinoid syndrome]] if present | ||
*Carcinoid tumors are a type of slow-growing cancer that can arise in several places throughout your body. Carcinoid tumors, which are one subset of tumors called neuroendocrine tumors, usually begin in the digestive tract (stomach, appendix, small intestine, colon, rectum) or in the lungs. | |||
*Carcinoid tumors usually grow in your stomach and intestines, but you can also get them in your lungs, pancreas, or rarely, testicles or ovaries. If you have carcinoid syndrome, it usually means that your cancer has spread to another area, most often your lungs or liver. | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == |
Revision as of 13:00, 2018 March 8
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Malignant carcinoid tumor |
ICD10 code: | C7A.0 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | none assigned |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | Metastatic solid tumor |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
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located anywhere; also code Carcinoid syndrome if present
- Carcinoid tumors are a type of slow-growing cancer that can arise in several places throughout your body. Carcinoid tumors, which are one subset of tumors called neuroendocrine tumors, usually begin in the digestive tract (stomach, appendix, small intestine, colon, rectum) or in the lungs.
- Carcinoid tumors usually grow in your stomach and intestines, but you can also get them in your lungs, pancreas, or rarely, testicles or ovaries. If you have carcinoid syndrome, it usually means that your cancer has spread to another area, most often your lungs or liver.
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