1. C72 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system

    Excludes1

    • malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-)
    • malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)
    1. C72.0 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord

    2. C72.1 Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina

    3. C72.2 Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of olfactory bulb
      1. C72.20 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified olfactory nerve

      2. C72.21 Malignant neoplasm of right olfactory nerve

      3. C72.22 Malignant neoplasm of left olfactory nerve

    4. C72.3 Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve

      1. C72.30 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified optic nerve

      2. C72.31 Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve

      3. C72.32 Malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve

    5. C72.4 Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve

      1. C72.40 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified acoustic nerve

      2. C72.41 Malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve

      3. C72.42 Malignant neoplasm of left acoustic nerve

    6. C72.5 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves

      1. C72.50 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cranial nerve

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Malignant neoplasm of cranial nerve NOS
      2. C72.59 Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves

    7. C72.9 Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of central nervous system
      • Malignant neoplasm of nervous system NOS
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.