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. 2017 Jul 4;4:170077. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.77

Table 1. Oropharynx cancer subsites of origin included in this data set.

ICD 10 nomenclature of oropharynx subsites of origin Applicable to ICD 10 code Hyperlink to the ICD 10 website
Malignant neoplasm of tonsil Malignant neoplasms of tonsillar fossa, tonsillar pillars (anterior and/or posterior), overlapping sites of tonsil or tonsil (unspecified) C09 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/C00-D49/C00-C14/C09-/C09
Malignant neoplasm of base of tongue Malignant neoplasms of dorsal surface of base of tongue/ fixed part of tongue NOS/ posterior third of tongue. C01 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/C00-D49/C00-C14/C01-
Malignant neoplasm of soft palate   C05.1 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/C00-D49/C00-C14/C05-/C05.1
Malignant neoplasm of glossopharyngeal sulcus   C09.0 http://icd10coded.com/cm/neoplasm/?page=14
Malignant neoplasm of vallecula   C10.0 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/C00-D49/C00-C14/C10-/C10.0
Malignant neoplasm of lateral wall of oropharynx   C10.2 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/C00-D49/C00-C14/C10-/C10.2
Malignant neoplasm of posterior wall of oropharynx   C10.3 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/C00-D49/C00-C14/C10-/C10.3
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx   C10.8 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/C00-D49/C00-C14/C10-/C10.8