Adenocarcinoma of retinal pigment epithelium

Description

This is a cancer of an epithelium that originates in glandular tissue. Epithelial tissue includes, but is not limited to, the surface layer of skin, glands, and a variety of other tissue that lines the cavities and organs of the body. This diagnosis is with the pigmented cell layer just outside the neurosensory retina that nourishes retinal visual cells, and is firmly attached to the underlying choroid and overlying retinal visual cells.

Coding note from above levels

For use of this category, reference should be made to the mortality coding rules and guidelines in the Reference Guide.

Exclusions from above levels

• http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1965082709 – Malignant mesenchymal neoplasms
• 2A02 – Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
• http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1706880799 – Malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid