National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Colon Carcinoma
Synonyms

Colon Cancer

Carcinoma of the Colon

Colon Carcinoma

Colonic Carcinoma

colon cancer

Carcinoma of Colon

Definitions

A malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the colon and invades through the muscularis mucosa into the submucosa. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C4910

ALT_DEFINITION

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids).

code

C4910

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156966

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C126659

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118168

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158520

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158035

Contributing_Source

Cellosaurus

CPTAC

CTRP

DEFINITION

A malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the colon and invades through the muscularis mucosa into the submucosa. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas.

Display_Name

Colon Carcinoma

FULL_SYN

Colon Cancer

Carcinoma of the Colon

Colon Carcinoma

Colonic Carcinoma

colon cancer

Carcinoma of Colon

label

Colon Carcinoma

Legacy Concept Name

Colon_Carcinoma

Neoplastic_Status

Malignant

Preferred_Name

Colon Carcinoma

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C4910

Semantic_Type

Neoplastic Process

UMLS_CUI

C0699790

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C9242

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2955

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