C75.2: Malignant neoplasm: Craniopharyngeal duct

The tissue in the body is made up of cells. With cancer, the cells multiply uncontrollably, which leads to a malignant neoplasm (abnormal growth of tissue) developing. The cancer cells can destroy the healthy tissue and spread throughout the body.

The pituitary gland is a gland in the brain. Many messenger substances are created for the body in this gland. These messenger substances influence growth, metabolism and sex hormones, for example.

The tissue is very near to the pituitary gland. If cancer develops in this tissue, then this can press on the pituitary gland or certain parts of the brain. This can cause visual disturbances, headaches and nausea, for example. The cancer in this tissue can also alter the work of the pituitary gland. This can cause fewer hormones to be produced, for example. You may also feel weaker than you normally would and be very tired.

Not every cancer is the same. There are cancers that develop quickly. You may then quickly feel seriously ill. But there are also cancers that progress slowly. You may then feel generally unwell or weak, or even have no symptoms at all to start with.

Please note: This ICD code may also derive from the ICD-O system. If this is the case, there are usually additional letters and numbers in addition to the code. It starts with the letter M, followed by 4 digits and then a slash. There is another digit after the slash.

If it is an ICD-O code, then this does not describe a malignant cancer in all cases. The last digit after the slash gives you more detailed information about this: