EOD Primary Tumor
Notes
**Note 1:** The lacrimal sac is the upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct, lodged in a deep groove formed by the lacrimal bone and frontal process of the maxilla. The sac connects the lacrimal canaliculi, which drain tears from the eye's surface, and the nasolacrimal duct, which conveys this fluid into the nasal cavity. The most common epithelial tumors of the lacrimal sac are squamous cell and transitional cell carcinomas.
**Note 2:** Periosteum is a fibrous membrane that wraps the outer surface of bones.
| Code |
Description |
SS2018 T |
| 000 |
In situ: Noninvasive; intraepithelial |
IS |
| 100 |
Confined to lacrimal sac
Localized, NOS |
L |
| 200 |
Adjacent bone
Globe (eyeball)
Optic nerve
Orbital soft tissues
Periosteum |
RE |
| 700 |
Adjacent structures, NOS
Brain
Pterygoid fossa
Sinus
Temporal fossa
Further contiguous extension |
D |
| 800 |
No evidence of primary tumor |
U |
| 999 |
Unknown; extension not stated
Primary tumor cannot be assessed
Not documented in patient record
Death Certificate Only |
U |
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