Includes:

  • malignant neoplasm of middle ear

Excludes1

  • mesothelioma (C45.-)
  1. C38 Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura

    Excludes1

    • mesothelioma (C45.-)
    1. C38.0 Malignant neoplasm of heart

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of pericardium
    2. C38.1 Malignant neoplasm of anterior mediastinum

    3. C38.2 Malignant neoplasm of posterior mediastinum

    4. C38.3 Malignant neoplasm of mediastinum, part unspecified

    5. C38.4 Malignant neoplasm of pleura

    6. C38.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of heart, mediastinum and pleura

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.