Malignant carcinoid tumor: Difference between revisions
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{{ICD10 category|Neoplastic}} | {{ICD10 category|Neoplastic}} | ||
{{DiscussAllan | q Code is "C7A.0", seems to have letter in place of a number, what should this be? Ttenbergen 15:17, 2018 July 18 (CDT) }} | {{DiscussAllan | q Code is "C7A.0", seems to have letter in place of a number, what should this be? Ttenbergen 15:17, 2018 July 18 (CDT) | ||
*AG reply -- there is no Canadian code for carcinoid tumor and so I've used this US code}} | |||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
located anywhere; also code [[Carcinoid syndrome]] if present | *This is for a carcincoid 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 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. | ||