"Different" Malignant Neoplasms

Important

These modules are archived and should only be referenced for historical purposes.

Figure 25. Groups of Malignant Neoplasms Considered to Be Histologically "Different" for the Purpose of Defining Multiple Tumors (adapted from Berg, 1994) (24)

Carcinomas
Squamous carcinomas M-805—M-808, M-812, M-813
Basal cell carcinomas M-809—M-811
Adenocarcinomas M-814, M-816, M-819—M-822, M-826—M-833
M-835—M-855, M-857, M-894
Other specific carcinomas M-803, M-804, M-815, M-817, M-818
M-823—M-825, M-834, M-856, M-858—M-867
* Unspecified carcinomas M-801, M-802
6. Sarcomas and soft tissue tumors M-868—M-871, M-880—M-892, M-899, M-904
M-912, M-913, M-915—M-925, M-937,
M-954—M-958
Lymphomas M-959—M-972
Leukemia M-980—M-994, M-995, M-996, M-998
Kaposi sarcoma M-914
Mesothelioma M-905
Other specified types of cancer M-872—M-879, M-893, M-895—M-898,
M-900—M-903, M-906—M-911,
M-926—M-936, M-938—M-953,
M-973—M-975, M-976
* Unspecified types of cancer M-800, M-997

* NOS

Suggested Citation

SEER Training Modules: "Different" Malignant Neoplasms. U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Cited 08 January 2026. Available from: https://training.seer.cancer.gov.