Alopecia totalis; A woman with alopecia totalis: Classification and external resources; Specialty: dermatology: ICD-10: L63.0
CBS News Logo CBS News. Ted Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, during a Washington news conference in the Capitol. Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has brain tumor, condition discovered after he had seizure.
A brain tumor is a mass or growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Primary brain tumors may be benign or malignant and originate in the brain. Malignant primary brain tumors are classified to ICD-9-CM category 191. The fourth-digit subcategory identifies the part of the brain involved: