C10.8 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of oropharynx. It is a four-character subcategory of C10 (Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C00–C14 (Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What C10.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Junctional region of oropharynx
Coding notes
- [See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
C10.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C10.8Overlappende ondartet svulst i oropharynx
DC108Kræft i mundsvælget overgribende flere lokalisationer
C10.8Oropharynx, mehrere Teilbereiche überlappend
C10.8Lésion à localisations contigües de l'oropharynx
C10.8neoplasma met overlappende lokalisatie van orofarynx
C10.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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