Table 1

Classification of cancer cases into 12 diagnosis groups and corresponding ICD-O-2 codes

Diagnostic group
ICD-O-2 codes

Lymphoid leukaemia
9820–9827, 9850
Acute non-lymphocytic leukemia
9840, 9481, 9861, 9864, 9866, 9867, 9891, 9894, 9910
Hodgkin's disease
9650–9667
Non-Hodgkin/Burkitt Lymphoma
9591–9595, 9670–9686, 9690–9714, 9723, 9687
CNS tumors
9383, 9390–9394, 9380, 9381, 9400–9441, 9470–9473, 9380, 9382, 9384, 9442–9460, 9481, 8270–8281, 8300, 9350–9362, 9480, 9505, 9530–9539, 8000–8004
Neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroblastoma
9490, 9500
Retinoblastoma
9510–9512
Nephroblastoma
8960, 8963, 8964,
Malignant bone tumours
9180–9200, 9220–9230, 9231–9240, 9260, 9363, 9364, 8812, 9250, 9261–9330, 9370, 8000–8004, 8800, 8801, 8803, 8804
Soft-tissue sarcomas
8900–8920, 8991, 8810, 8811, 8813–8833, 9540–9561, 9140, 8840–8896, 8982, 8990, 9040–9044, 9120–9134, 9150–9170, 9251, 9581, 8963, 9231, 9240, 9363, 9364, 9260, 8800–8804
Germ-cell tumors
9060–9102, 8010–8041, 8050–8075, 8082, 8120–8122, 8130–8141, 8143, 8155, 8190–8201, 8210, 8211, 8221–8241, 8244–8246, 8260–8263, 8290, 8310, 8320, 8323, 8430, 8440, 8480–8490, 8504, 8510, 8550, 8560–8573, 8380, 8381, 8441–8473, 8590–8670, 9000, 8000–8004

Other
All other diagnoses including unspecified cancer sites

Spallek et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:152   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-152