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. 2007;9(4):277–280. doi: 10.1080/13651820701504165

Table II. Breakdown and proportion (in relation to all procedures) of metastatic liver disease coded diagnosis among patients treated with liver resection surgery, 2000–1 to 2004–5.

ICD-10 code Description of code Number of episodes %*
C78 Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs 3698 61.83
C18 Malignant neoplasm of colon 117 1.96
C23 Malignant neoplasm of gallbladder 65 1.09
C19 Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction 60 1.00
C20 Malignant neoplasm of rectum 40 0.67
C80 Malignant neoplasm without specification of site 20 0.33
C25 Malignant neoplasm of pancreas 15 0.25
C16 Malignant neoplasm of stomach 13 0.22
C26 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined digestive organs 12 0.20
C64 Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis 13 0.22
C74 Malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland 8 0.13
C17 Malignant neoplasm of small intestine 7 0.12
C79 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other sites 7 0.12
C49 Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue 5 0.08
C15 Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus 4 0.07
C56 Malignant neoplasm of ovary 4 0.07
C77 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph node 5 0.09
C48 Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum 3 0.05
C67 Malignant neoplasm of bladder 2 0.03
D01 Carcinoma in situ of other and unspecified digestive organs 2 0.03
C08 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands 1 0.02
C34 Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung 1 0.02
C43 Malignant melanoma of skin 1 0.02
C45 Mesothelioma 1 0.02
C61 Malignant neoplasm of prostate 1 0.02
C66 Malignant neoplasm of ureter 1 0.02
C68 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified urinary organ 1 0.02
D03 Melanoma in situ 1 0.02

ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases-10.

*In relation to all procedures, whatever the ICD-10 diagnosis.