Malignant neoplasm of brain - C71
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- malignant neoplasm of cranial nerves (C72.2-C72.5)
- retrobulbar malignant neoplasm (C69.6-)
These ranges represents subcategories of Malignant neoplasm of brain. The "C71" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- C71.0 - Malignant neoplasm of cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles
- C71.1 - Malignant neoplasm of frontal lobe
- C71.2 - Malignant neoplasm of temporal lobe
- C71.3 - Malignant neoplasm of parietal lobe
- C71.4 - Malignant neoplasm of occipital lobe
- C71.5 - Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle
- C71.6 - Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum
- C71.7 - Malignant neoplasm of brain stem
- C71.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain
- C71.9 - Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified