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.
Introduction: Malignant Neoplasm. Description of Malignant Neoplasm. Malignant Neoplasm (medical condition): Cancer is caused by an abnormal overgrowth of cells with more than 100 cancer subtypes depending on which cell grows. In many cancers, the ...more.