International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), Third Edition Pdf

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Edition: 3
Release: 2000-01-01
Publisher: World Health Organization
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 9241545348
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), Third Edition pdf
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Now in its third edition the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) has been used for nearly 25 years as the standard tool for coding diagnoses of neoplasms in tumour and cancer registrars and in pathology laboratories. ICD-O is a dual classification with coding systems for both topography and morphology. The topography code describes the site of origin of the neoplasm and uses the same 3-character and 4-character categories as in the neoplasm section of Chapter II ICD-10. The morphology code describes the characteristics of the tumor itself including its cell type and biologic activity. In preparing this new edition the editors have made a special effort to change as few terms as possible to add new terms at empty spaces and to avoid reuse of previously assigned codes. While all topography codes remain the same, as in the previous edition, morphology codes have been thoroughly reviewed and where necessary revised to increase their diagnostic precision and pro Download International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), Third Edition for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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