VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

C08Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified major salivary glands

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Chapter II
Neoplasms
Group C00-C97
Malignant neoplasms U ác tính
Official Vietnamese name
U ác tính ở tuyến nước bọt chính khác và/hoặc không xác định
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: malignant neoplasms of specified minor salivary glands which are classified according to their anatomical location malignant neoplasms of minor salivary glands NOS (C06.9) parotid gland (C07)

Related C08 codes

C08.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Submandibular gland C08.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Sublingual gland C08.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Overlapping lesion of major salivary glands C08.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Major salivary gland, unspecified

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  • Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
  • Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
  • Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
  • Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.

2026 regulatory basis

Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.