C50.6 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Axillary tail of breast. It is a four-character subcategory of C50 (Malignant neoplasm of breast), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C50–C50 (Malignant neoplasm of breast) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
C50.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C50.6Ondartet svulst i aksillær del av bryst
DC506Brystkræft i processus axillaris mammae
C50.6Rinnan kainaloon suuntautuvan osan syöpä
C50.6Recessus axillaris der Brustdrüse
C50.6Prolongement axillaire du sein
C50.6axillaire uitloper van mamma
Listed through more specific codes:
- C50.611Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of right female breast
- C50.612Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of left female breast
- C50.619Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of unspecified female breast
- C50.621Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of right male breast
- C50.622Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of left male breast
- C50.629Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of unspecified male breast
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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