Malignant neoplasms of oesophagogastric junction

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Malignant neoplasms that arise from the cells of the oesophagogastric junction (OGJ), which is defined as the point at which the oesophagus ends and the stomach begins. This mainly defines adenocarcinomas that straddle the junction of the oesophagus and stomach. This definition includes many tumours formally called cancers of the gastric cardia.

exclusions

• Malignant mesenchymal neoplasms  (2B50-2B5Z)

sections/codes in this section (2B71-2B71)

• Adenocarcinoma of oesophagogastric junction  (2B71.0)
• Other specified malignant neoplasm of oesophagogastric junction  (2B71.Y)
• Malignant neoplasms of oesophagogastric junction, unspecified  (2B71.Z)

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