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ICD-10: C08

Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands

Clinical Information

Includes

  • malignant neoplasm of salivary ducts

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
  • exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)

Excludes 1

  • malignant neoplasms of specified minor salivary glands which are classified according to their anatomical location

Excludes 2

  • malignant neoplasm of parotid gland (C07)
  • malignant neoplasms of minor salivary glands NOS (C06.9)

Subcategories

C08.1
Malignant neoplasm of sublingual gland
C08.9
Malignant neoplasm of major salivary gland, unspecified
C08.0
Malignant neoplasm of submandibular gland

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angiosarcoma Frasier syndrome Askin's tumor small cell carcinoma Brooke-Spiegler syndrome ameloblastoma salivary gland carcinoma lymph node adenoid cystic carcinoma MASA syndrome Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome Prieto syndrome salivary gland cancer

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