Chapter II
Neoplasms
(C00-D48)

Malignant neoplasms
(C00-C97)

Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue
(C00-C75)

Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system
(C69-C72)

C69 Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa
Excludes: connective tissue of eyelid ( C49.0 )
eyelid (skin) ( C43.1 , C44.1 )
optic nerve ( C72.3 )
C69.0 Conjunctiva
C69.1 Cornea
C69.2 Retina
C69.3 Choroid
C69.4 Ciliary body
Eyeball
C69.5 Lacrimal gland and duct
Lacrimal sac
Nasolacrimal duct
C69.6 Orbit
Connective tissue of orbit
Extraocular muscle
Peripheral nerves of orbit
Retrobulbar tissue
Retro-ocular tissue
Excludes: orbital bone ( C41.0 )
C69.8 Overlapping lesion of eye and adnexa
[See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
C69.9 Eye, unspecified

C70 Malignant neoplasm of meninges
C70.0 Cerebral meninges
C70.1 Spinal meninges
C70.9 Meninges, unspecified

C71 Malignant neoplasm of brain
Excludes: cranial nerves ( C72.2-C72.5 )
retrobulbar tissue ( C69.6 )
C71.0 Cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles
Supratentorial NOS
C71.1 Frontal lobe
C71.2 Temporal lobe
C71.3 Parietal lobe
C71.4 Occipital lobe
C71.5 Cerebral ventricle
Excludes: fourth ventricle ( C71.7 )
C71.6 Cerebellum
C71.7 Brain stem
Fourth ventricle
Infratentorial NOS
C71.8 Overlapping lesion of brain
[See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
C71.9 Brain, unspecified

C72 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
Excludes: meninges ( C70.- )
peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system ( C47.- )
C72.0 Spinal cord
C72.1 Cauda equina
C72.2 Olfactory nerve
Olfactory bulb
C72.3 Optic nerve
C72.4 Acoustic nerve
C72.5 Other and unspecified cranial nerves
Cranial nerve NOS
C72.8 Overlapping lesion of brain and other parts of central nervous system
[See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
Malignant neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system whose point of origin cannot be classified to any one of the categories C70-C72.5
C72.9 Central nervous system, unspecified
Nervous system NOS