Cigarette Smoke Exposure Ontology

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Preferred Name

Rectal Adenocarcinoma
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ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Rectal_Adenocarcinoma
DEFINITION

An adenocarcinoma arising from the rectum. 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, rectal 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.
FULL_SYN

Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum

Adenocarcinoma of Rectum
isDefinedBy

An adenocarcinoma arising from the rectum. 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, rectal 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.
label

Rectal Adenocarcinoma
prefixIRI

Thesaurus:Rectal_Adenocarcinoma
prefLabel

Rectal Adenocarcinoma
Synonym

Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum

Adenocarcinoma of Rectum
subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Colorectal_Adenocarcinoma

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Rectal_Carcinoma
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