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Appendix C

Primary Site Code Definitions (Incidence)

International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 2nd Edition (ICD-O-2)

Site Group ICD-O-2 Site Histology
All sites C00.0 - C80.9  
Oral Cavity and Pharynx    
Lip C000:C009 Excluding 9590:9989
Tongue C019:C029 Excluding 9590:9989
Salivary Gland C079:C089 Excluding 9590:9989
Floor of Mouth C040:C049 Excluding 9590:9989
Gum and Other Mouth C030:C039, C050:C059, C060:C069 Excluding 9590:9989
Nasopharynx C110:C119 Excluding 9590:9989
Tonsil C090:C099 Excluding 9590:9989
Oropharynx C100:C109 Excluding 9590:9989
Hypopharynx C129, C130:C139 Excluding 9590:9989
Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx C140, C142:C148 Excluding 9590:9989
Digestive System    
Esophagus C150:C159 Excluding 9590:9989
Stomach C160:C169 Excluding 9590:9989
Small Intestine C170:C179 Excluding 9590:9989
Colon and Rectum    
Colon excluding Rectum    
Cecum C180 Excluding 9590:9989
Appendix C181 Excluding 9590:9989
Ascending Colon C182 Excluding 9590:9989
Hepatic Flexure C183 Excluding 9590:9989
Transverse Colon C184 Excluding 9590:9989
Splenic Flexure C185 Excluding 9590:9989
Descending Colon C186 Excluding 9590:9989
Sigmoid Colon C187 Excluding 9590:9989
Large Intestine, NOS C188:C189, C260 Excluding 9590:9989
Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction    
Rectosigmoid Junction C199 Excluding 9590:9989
Rectum C209 Excluding 9590:9989
Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum C210:C212, C218 Excluding 9590:9989
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct    
Liver C220 Excluding 9590:9989
Intrahepatic Bile Duct C221 Excluding 9590:9989
Gallbladder C239 Excluding 9590:9989
Other Biliary C240:C249 Excluding 9590:9989
Pancreas C250:C259 Excluding 9590:9989
Retroperitoneum C480 Excluding 9590:9989
Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery C481:C482 Excluding 9590:9989
Other Digestive Organs C268:C269, C488 Excluding 9590:9989
Respiratory System    
Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear C300:C301, C310:C319 Excluding 9590:9989
Larynx C320:C329 Excluding 9590:9989
Lung and Bronchus C340:C349 Excluding 9590:9989
Pleura C384 Excluding 9590:9989
Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Respiratory Organs C339, C381:C383, C388, C390, C398, C399 Excluding 9590:9989
Bones and Joints C400:C419 Excluding 9590:9989
Soft Tissue including Heart C380, C470:C479, C490:C499 Excluding 9590:9989
Skin excluding Basal and Squamous    
Melanoma of the Skin C440:C449 8720:8790
Other Non-Epithelial Skin C440:C449 Excluding 8000:8004, Excluding 8010:8045, Excluding 8050:8082, Excluding 8090:8110, Excluding 8720:8790, Excluding 9590:9989
Breast C500:C509 Excluding 9590:9989
Female Genital System   Excluding 9590:9989
Cervix Uteri C530:C539 Excluding 9590:9989
Corpus and Uterus, NOS   Excluding 9590:9989
Corpus Uteri C540:C549 Excluding 9590:9989
Uterus, NOS C559 Excluding 9590:9989
Ovary C569 Excluding 9590:9989
Vagina C529 Excluding 9590:9989
Vulva C510:C519 Excluding 9590:9989
Other Female Genital Organs C570:C589 Excluding 9590:9989
Male Genital System    
Prostate C619 Excluding 9590:9989
Testis C620:C629 Excluding 9590:9989
Penis C600:C609 Excluding 9590:9989
Other Male Genital Organs C630:C639 Excluding 9590:9989
Urinary System    
Urinary Bladder C670:C679 Excluding 9590:9989
Kidney and Renal Pelvis C649, C659 Excluding 9590:9989
Ureter C669 Excluding 9590:9989
Other Urinary Organs C680:C689 Excluding 9590:9989
Eye and Orbit C690:C699 Excluding 9590:9989
Brain and Other Nervous System    
Brain C710:C719 Excluding 9530:9539, Excluding 9590:9989
Cranial Nerves Other Nervous System C710:C719 9530:9539
C700:C709, C720:C729 Excluding 9590:9989
Endocrine System    
Thyroid C739 Excluding 9590:9989
Other Endocrine including Thymus C379, C740:C749, C750:C759 Excluding 9590:9989
Lymphoma    
Hodgkin Lymphoma    
Hodgkin - Nodal C024, C098:C099, C111, C142, C379, C422, C770:C779 9650, 9667
Hodgkin - Extranodal All other sites 9650, 9667
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma    
NHL - Nodal C024, C098:C099, C111,C142, C379,C422, C770:C779 9590:9595, 9670:9677, 9680:9688, 9690:9698, 9700:9717, 9823, 9827
NHL - Extranodal All sites not in NHL-Nodal 9590:9595, 9670:9677, 9680:9688, 9690:9698, 9700:9717
All sites except C420:C422, C424 and those in NHL-Nodal 9823, 9827
Myeloma   9731:9732
Leukemia    
Lymphocytic Leukemia    
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia   9821, 9826, 9828
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia C420, C421, C424 9823
Other Lymphocytic Leukemia   9820, 9822, 9824:9825, 9850, 9940:9941
Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia    
Acute Myeloid Leukemia   9840:9841, 9861, 9866, 9867, 9871-9874, 9910
Acute Monocytic Leukemia   9891
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia   9863, 9868
Other Myeloid/Monocytic Leukemia   9860, 9862, 9864, 9880, 9890, 9802:9894, 9930
Other Leukemia    
Other Acute Leukemia   9801, 9931, 9932
Aleukemic, Subleukemic and NOS   9800, 9802:9804, 9830, 9842, 9870, 9900
C420, C421, C424 9827
Miscellaneous   9720:9723, 9740:9741, 9760:9768, 9950, 9960:9962, 9970, 9980:9984, 9989
C760:C768, C809
C420:C424
C770:C779
Excluding 9590:9989

Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute

Primary Site Code Definitions (Mortality)

International Classification of Diseases,
9th Revision (ICD-9) and 10th Revision (ICD-10)

Cause of Death ICD-9(1979-1998) ICD-10 (1999+)
All Malignant Cancers 140-208, 238.6 C00-C97
Oral Cavity and Pharynx    
Lip 140 C00
Tongue 141 C01-C02
Salivary Gland 142 C07-C08
Floor of Mouth 144 C04
Gum and Other Mouth 143, 145 C03, C05-C06
Nasopharynx 147 C11
Tonsil 146.0-146.2 C09
Oropharynx 146.3-146.9 C10
Hypopharynx 148 C12-C13
Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx 149 C14
Digestive System    
Esophagus 150 C15
Stomach 151 C16
Small Intestine 152 C17
Colon and Rectum    
Colon excluding Rectum 153, 159.0 C18, C26.0
Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction 154.0-154.1 C19-C20
Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum 154.2-154.3, 154.8 C21
Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct    
Liver 155.0, 155.2 C22.0, C22.2-C22.4, C22.7, C22.9
Intrahepatic Bile Duct 155.1 C22.1
Gallbladder 156.0 C23
Other Biliary 156.1-156.2, 156.8-156.9 C24
Pancreas 157 C25
Retroperitoneum 158.0 C48.0
Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery 158.8-158.9 C45.1, C48.1-C48.2
Other Digestive Organs 159.8-159.9 C26.8-C26.9, C48.8
Respiratory System    
Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear 160 C30-C31
Larynx 161 C32
Lung and Bronchus 162.2-162.5, 162.8-162.9 C34
Pleura 163 C38.4, C45.0
Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Respiratory Organs 162.0, 164.2-164.3, 164.8-164.9, 165 C33, C38.1-C38.3, C38.8, C39
Bones and Joints 170 C40-C41
Soft Tissue including Heart 164.1, 171 C47, C49, C38.0, C45.2
Skin excluding Basal and Squamous    
Melanoma of the Skin 172 C43
Other Non-Epithelial Skin 173 C44, C46
Breast 174-175 C50
Female Genital System    
Cervix Uteri 180 C53
Corpus and Uterus, NOS    
Corpus Uteri 182 C54
Uterus, NOS 179 C55
Ovary 183.0 C56
Vagina 184.0 C52
Vulva 184.1-184.4 C51
Other Female Genital Organs 181, 183.2-183.5, 183.8-183.9, 184.8-184.9 C57-C58
Male Genital System    
Prostate 185 C61
Testis 186 C62
Penis 187.1-187.4 C60
Other Male Genital Organs 187.5-187.9 C63
Urinary System    
Urinary Bladder 188 C67
Kidney and Renal Pelvis 189.0-189.1 C64-C65
Ureter 189.2 C66
Other Urinary Organs 189.3-189.4, 189.8-189.9 C68
Eye and Orbit 190 C69
Brain and Other Nervous System 191, 192 C71, C70, C72
Endocrine System    
Thyroid 193 C73
Other Endocrine including Thymus 164.0, 194 C37, C74-C75
Lymphoma    
Hodgkin Lymphoma 201 C81
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 200, 202.0-202.2, 202.8-202.9 C82-C85, C96.3
Myeloma 203.0, 238.6 C90.0, C90.2
Leukemia    
Lymphocytic Leukemia    
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 204.0 C91.0
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 204.1 C91.1
Other Lymphocytic Leukemia 204.2, 204.2, 204.8-204.9 C91.2-C91.4, C91.7, C91.9
Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia    
Acute Myeloid Leukemia 205.0, 207.0, 207.2 C92.0, C92.4-C92.5, C94.0, C94.2
Acute Monocytic Leukemia 206.0 C93.0
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia 205.1 C92.1
Other Myeloid/Monocytic Leukemia 205.2-205.3, 205.8-205.9, 206.1-206.2, 206.8-206.9 C92.2-C92.3, C92.7, C92.9, C93.1-C93.2, C93.7, C93.9/td>
Other Leukemia    
Other Acute Leukemia 208.0 C94.4, C94.5, C95.0
Aleukemic, Subleukemic and NOS 203.1, 207.1, 207.8, 208.1-208.2, 208.8-208.9 C90.1, C91.5, C94.1, C94.3, C94.7, C95.2, C95.7, C95.9
Miscellaneous Malignant Cancer 159.1, 195-199, 202.3, 202.5-202.6, 203.8 C26.1, C45.7, C76-C80, C88, C96.0-C96.2, C96.7, C96.9, C97

Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute

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