1. C71 Malignant neoplasm of brain

    Excludes1

    • malignant neoplasm of cranial nerves (C72.2-C72.5)
    • retrobulbar malignant neoplasm (C69.6-)
    1. C71.0 Malignant neoplasm of cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of supratentorial NOS
    2. C71.1 Malignant neoplasm of frontal lobe

    3. C71.2 Malignant neoplasm of temporal lobe

    4. C71.3 Malignant neoplasm of parietal lobe

    5. C71.4 Malignant neoplasm of occipital lobe

    6. C71.5 Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle

    7. C71.6 Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum

    8. C71.7 Malignant neoplasm of brain stem

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Malignant neoplasm of fourth cerebral ventricle
      • Infratentorial malignant neoplasm NOS
    9. C71.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain

    10. C71.9 Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified

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.