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The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology ( ICD-O) is a domain-specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems for tumor diseases. This classification is widely used by cancer registries . It is currently in its third revision (ICD-O-3).
Ascites ( / əˈsaɪtiz /; [ 5] Greek: ἀσκός, romanized : askos, meaning "bag" or "sac" [ 6]) is the abnormal build-up of fluid in the abdomen. [ 1] Technically, it is more than 25 ml of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, although volumes greater than one liter may occur. [ 4]
Lung cancer. Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged airway cells gain the ability to multiply unchecked, causing the growth of a tumor.
Carcinoma is a malignancy that develops from epithelial cells. [ 1] Specifically, a carcinoma is a cancer that begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that arises from cells originating in the endodermal, mesodermal [ 2] or ectodermal germ layer during embryogenesis. [ 3]
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia ( VIN) refers to particular changes that can occur in the skin that covers the vulva. VIN is an intraepithelial neoplasia, and can disappear without treatment. VINs are benign but if the changes become more severe, there is a chance of cancer developing after many years, and so it is referred to as a ...
The diagnosis was post-auricular congenital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Rhabdomyosarcoma ( RMS) is a highly aggressive form of cancer that develops from mesenchymal cells that have failed to fully differentiate into myocytes of skeletal muscle. Cells of the tumor are identified as rhabdomyoblasts. [ 1]
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ( CIN ), also known as cervical dysplasia, is the abnormal growth of cells on the surface of the cervix that could potentially lead to cervical cancer. [ 1] More specifically, CIN refers to the potentially precancerous transformation of cells of the cervix.
Choriocarcinoma is a malignant, trophoblastic [ 1] cancer, usually of the placenta. It is characterized by early hematogenous spread to the lungs. It belongs to the malignant end of the spectrum in gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). It is also classified as a germ cell tumor and may arise in the testis or ovary .