C78: Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs
C78.8: Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified digestive organs
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 cancer cells have spread in your body and multiplied at another site. These are called metastases.
The digestive include all organs involved in absorbing and processing food. These include the stomach, esophagus and pancreas, for example.
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