C46Kaposi sarcoma
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use C46 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter II
- Neoplasms
- Group C00-C97
- Malignant neoplasms U ác tính
- Official Vietnamese name
- Ung thư [sarcoma] Kaposi
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: morphology code M9140 with behaviour code /3
Related C46 codes
C46.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Kaposi sarcoma of skin
C46.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Kaposi sarcoma of soft tissue
C46.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Kaposi sarcoma of palate
C46.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Kaposi sarcoma of lymph nodes
C46.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Kaposi sarcoma of other sites
C46.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Kaposi sarcoma of multiple organs
C46.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Kaposi sarcoma, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- 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.
