Cancers of head and neck sites include many cell types, signs, symptoms, and prognoses, but they are generally diagnosed and treated in a similar fashion. This chapter discusses all head and neck sites with the exception of the malignancies of the central nervous system and the senses (eye and ear). For reporting purposes, head and neck cancers in ICD-O-3 code range C00.0 to C14.8 are often grouped together, while the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity are grouped with the respiratory organs, and the thyroid gland is reported separately.
Related Terms and Adjectives
Lip | Labio-, labial, vermillion border |
Tongue | Glosso-, lingual, lallio- |
Anterior 2/3 of tongue | Mobile tongue, anterior tongue |
Base (tongue) | Root (tongue) |
Gum | Gingival, alveolar, periodontal |
Palate | Palato-, roof of mouth |
Cheek (inside) | Buccal, interal cheek |
Vestibule | Sulcus (pocket or space between lip and gum) |
Retromolar area | Retromolar angle, retromolar trigone |
Mouth | Oral cavity, oral mucosa, buccal cavity |
Pharynx | Pharyngeal, pharyngo- |
Oropharynx | Oropharyngeal, mesopharynx, fauces |
Nasopharynx | Nasopharyngeal |
Hypopharynx | Laryngopharynx |
Adenoid | Pharyngeal tonsil, posterior wall of nasopharynx |
Anterior wall of nasopharynx | Pharyngeal fornix, choana, posterior wall of nasal septum |
Larynx | Laryngeal, laryngo-, glottic |
True vocal cord | Vocal cord, true cord, vocal fold |
False vocal cord | Vestibular fold |
Tonsil | Palatine, faucial |
Tonsillar pillar | Palatoglossal arch, glossopalatal arch, faucial pillar |
Salivary gland | Sialo- |
Submandibular (gland) | Submaxillary (gland) |
Cricopharynx | Cricoid |
Pharyngoesophagus | Postcricoid |
Arytenoid epiglottis | Aryepiglottic |
Aryepiglottic fold | Arytenoid fold, arytenoid |
Thyroid | Thyro-, isthmus, isthm- |
Regional lymph nodes | See Major Lymph Node Chains of Head page for synonymous words |
ICD-O-3 Codes
LipC00.0 | External upper lip |
C00.1 | External lower lip |
C00.2 | External lip, NOS |
C00.3 | Mucosa of upper lip |
C00.4 | Mucosa of lower lip |
C00.5 | Mucosa of lip, NOS |
C00.6 | Commissure of lip |
C00.8 | Overlapping lesion of lip |
C00.9 | Lip, NOS (excludes Skin of lip C44.0) |
Base of tongue
C01.9 | Base of tongue, NOS |
Other and unspecified parts of tongue
C02.0 | Dorsal surface of tongue, NOS |
C02.1 | Border of tongue |
C02.2 | Ventral surface of tongue, NOS |
C02.3 | Anterior 2/3 of tongue, NOS |
C02.4 | Lingual tonsil |
C02.8 | Overlapping lesion of tongue |
C02.9 | Tongue, NOS |
Gum
C03.0 | Upper gum |
C03.1 | Lower gum |
C03.9 | Gum, NOS |
Floor of mouth
C04.0 | Anterior floor of mouth |
C04.1 | Lateral floor of mouth |
C04.8 | Overlapping lesion of floor of mouth |
C04.9 | Floor of mouth, NOS |
Palate
C05.0 | Hard palate |
C05.1 | Soft palate, NOS (excludes Nasopharyngeal surface of soft palate C11.3) |
C05.2 | Uvula |
C05.8 | Overlapping lesion of palate |
C05.9 | Palate, NOS |
Other and unspecified parts of mouth
C06.0 | Cheek mucosa |
C06.1 | Vestibule of mouth |
C06.2 | Retromolar area |
C06.8 | Overlapping lesion of other and unspecified parts of mouth |
C06.9 | Mouth, NOS |
Parotid gland
C07.9 | *Parotid gland |
Other and unspecified major salivary gland
C08.0 | *Submandibular gland |
C08.1 | *Sublingual gland |
C08.8 | Overlapping lesion of major salivary glands |
C08.9 | *Major salivary gland, NOS (excludes minor salivary gland, NOS C06.9) |
Tonsil
C09.0 | *Tonsillar fossa |
C09.1 | *Tonsillar pillar |
C09.8 | Overlapping lesion of tonsil |
C09.9 | *Tonsil, NOS (excludes lingual tonsil C02.4 and pharyngeal tonsil C11.1) |
Oropharynx
C10.0 | Vallecula |
C10.1 | Anterior surface of epiglottis |
C10.2 | Lateral wall of oropharynx |
C10.3 | Posterior wall of oropharynx |
C10.4 | Branchial cleft (site of neoplasm) |
C10.8 | Overlapping lesion of oropharynx |
C10.9 | Oropharynx, NOS |
Nasopharynx
C11.0 | Superior wall of nasopharynx |
C11.1 | Posterior wall of nasopharynx |
C11.2 | Lateral wall of nasopharynx |
C11.3 | Anterior wall of nasopharynx |
C11.8 | Overlapping lesion of nasopharynx |
C11.9 | Nasopharynx, NOS |
Pyriform sinus
C12.9 | Pyriform sinus |
Hypopharynx
C13.0 | Postcricoid region |
C13.1 | Hypopharyngeal aspect of aryepiglottic fold, NOS (excludes laryngeal aspect of aryepiglottic fold C32.1) |
C13.2 | Posterior wall of hypopharynx |
C13.8 | Overlapping lesion of hypopharynx |
C13.9 | Hypopharynx, NOS |
Other and ill-defined sites in lip, oral cavity and pharynx
C14.0 | Pharynx, NOS |
C14.2 | Waldeyer's ring |
C14.8 | Overlapping lesion of lip, oral cavity and pharynx |
Nasal cavity and middle ear
C30.0 | *Nasal cavity (excludes Nose, NOS C76.0) |
C30.1 | Middle ear |
Accessory sinuses
C31.0 | *Maxillary sinus |
C31.1 | Ethmoid sinus |
C31.2 | *Frontal sinus |
C31.3 | Sphenoid sinus |
C31.8 | Overlapping lesion of accessory sinuses |
C31.9 | Accessory sinus, NOS |
Larynx
C32.0 | Glottis |
C32.1 | Supraglottis |
C32.2 | Subglottis |
C32.3 | Laryngeal cartilage |
C32.8 | Overlapping lesion of larynx |
C32.9 | Larynx, NOS |
Thyroid gland
C73.9 | Thyroid gland |
* Specific sub sites of these organs which are considered lateral sites are indicated with an asterisk (*).
What is ICD
ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant neoplasm of glottis C32. 0.
What is the ICD
ICD-10 code: C32. 9 Malignant neoplasm: Larynx, unspecified.
What is the ICD
J38. 2 - Nodules of vocal cords. ICD-10-CM.
What is the ICD
ICD-10 code Z85. 828 for Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skin is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .