Glossary of Cancer Descriptions

Cancer Description

Malignant neoplasm of lip

Malignant neoplasm of tongue

Malignant neoplasm of major salivary glands

Malignant neoplasm of gum

Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth

Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouth

Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx

Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx

Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx

Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx

Malignant neoplasm of esophagus

Malignant neoplasm of stomach

Malignant neoplasm of small intestine, including duodenum

Malignant neoplasm of colon

Malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anus

Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts

Malignant neoplasm of gall bladder and extrahepatic bile ducts

Malignant neoplasm of pancreas

Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum

Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneum

Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities, middle ear, and accessory sinuses

Malignant neoplasm of larynx

Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung

Malignant neoplasm of pleura

Malignant neoplasm of thymus, heart, and mediastinum

Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs


Glossary of Cancer Descriptions

Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage

Malignant neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue

Malignant melanoma of skin

Other malignant neoplasms of skin

Malignant neoplasm of female breast

Malignant neoplasm of male breast

Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified

Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri

Malignant neoplasm of placenta

Malignant neoplasm of body of uterus

Malignant neoplasm of ovary and other uterine adnexa

Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organs

Malignant neoplasm of prostate

Malignant neoplasm of testis

Malignant neoplasm of penis and other male genital organs

Malignant neoplasm of urinary bladder

Malignant neoplasm of kidney and other and unspecified urinary organs

Malignant neoplasm of eye

Malignant neoplasm of brain

Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous system

Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland

Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures

Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites

Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of the lymph nodes

Secondary malignant neoplasm of the respiratory and digestive organs

Secondary malignant neoplasm of other tissue and organs

Malignant neoplasm without specification of site

Lymphosarcoma and reticulosarcoma

Hodgkin's disease

Other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid and histiocytic tissue

Multiple myeloma and other immunoproliferative neoplasms

Lymphoid leukemia

Myeloid leukemia

Monocytic leukemia

Other specified leukemia

Leukemia of unspecified cell type