Causes of a goiter include an imbalance in the thyroid gland and Goiter symptoms generally occur in a gland that is overactive, producing too much hormone (hyperthyroidism), or that is underactive, producing too little hormone (hypothyroidism).
ICD-9 170.3 is malignant neoplasm of ribs, sternum, and clavicle (1703). This code is grouped under diagnosis codes for neoplasms.
Breast cancer is one of the most frequently occurring neoplasms in women. Primary tumours in the breast from other origins and metastatic lesions to the breast from extramammary tumours are rare.Most of these cases concern haematological malignancies and metastases from melanoma and lung cancer.A malignant tumour in the breast is not always primary breast cancer]. [Article in Dutch]. Sauer CJ(1), Klaase JM, Gerritsen JJ, Mastboom WJ. Author information: (1)Medisch Spectrum Twente, afd.