loading...| Preferred Name | Colon Adenocarcinoma | |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Colon_Adenocarcinoma |
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An adenocarcinoma arising from the colon. It is more frequently seen in populations with a Western type diet and in patients with a history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Signs and symptoms include intestinal bleeding, anemia, and change in bowel habits. According to the degree of cellular differentiation, colonic adenocarcinomas are divided into well, moderately, and poorly differentiated. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, serrated adenocarcinoma, cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma, and micropapillary adenocarcinoma. |
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Colonic Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma of the Colon Adenocarcinoma of Colon |
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An adenocarcinoma arising from the colon. It is more frequently seen in populations with a Western type diet and in patients with a history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Signs and symptoms include intestinal bleeding, anemia, and change in bowel habits. According to the degree of cellular differentiation, colonic adenocarcinomas are divided into well, moderately, and poorly differentiated. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, serrated adenocarcinoma, cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma, and micropapillary adenocarcinoma. |
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Colon Adenocarcinoma |
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Thesaurus:Colon_Adenocarcinoma |
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Colon Adenocarcinoma |
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Colonic Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma of the Colon Adenocarcinoma of Colon |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Colorectal_Adenocarcinoma http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Colon_Carcinoma |