D37.5Rectum
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter II
- Neoplasms
- Group D37-D48
- Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour
- Official Vietnamese name
- U tân sinh không tiên lượng được tiến triển và tính chất ở trực tràng
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Rectosigmoid junction
Related D37 codes
D37
Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of oral cavity and digestive organs
D37.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lip, oral cavity and pharynx
D37.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Stomach
D37.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Small intestine
D37.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Appendix
D37.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Colon
D37.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Liver, gallbladder and bile ducts
D37.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other digestive organs
D37.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Digestive organ, 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.
