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Answer» What is International Classification of Childhood Cancer mean? The International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC) is a standardized method for categorizing childhood malignancies set forth by the World Health Organization (WHO). This system bases malignancy classification on the histological traits of the tumor (type of tissue). This is opposed to the classification of adult malignancies, which are categorized according to the primary tumor site. The latest iteration of the ICCC is ICD-O-3/WHO 2008, which was updated to reflect hematopoietic codes. The ICCC is made up of 12 categories: Leukemias, myeloproliferative diseases, and myelodysplastic diseasesLymphomas and reticuloendothelial neoplasmsCNS and miscellaneous intracranial and intraspinal neoplasmsNeuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous cell tumorsRetinoblastomaRenal tumorsHepatic tumorsMalignant bone tumorsSoft tissue and other extraosseous sarcomasGerm cell tumors, trophoblastic tumors, and neoplasms of gonadsOther malignant epithelial neoplasms and malignant melanomasOther and unspecified malignant neoplasms reference
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