D38Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of middle ear and respiratory and intrathoracic organs
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use D38 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- 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 tai giữa, cơ quan hô hấp và/hoặc cơ quan trong khoang ngực
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: heart (D48.7)
Related D38 codes
D38.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Larynx
D38.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Trachea, bronchus and lung
D38.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pleura
D38.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Mediastinum
D38.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Thymus
D38.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other respiratory organs
D38.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Respiratory 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.
