Colorectal adenocarcinoma
Colorectal adenocarcinoma
Definition
The most common type of colorectal carcinoma. It is characterized by the presence of malignant glandular epithelial cells invading through the muscularis mucosa into the submucosa. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, serrated adenocarcinoma, cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma, and micropapillary adenocarcinoma.
Also known as adenocarcinoma of large bowel, adenocarcinoma of large intestine, adenocarcinoma of the large bowel, adenocarcinoma of the large intestine, colorectal (colon or rectal) adenocarcinoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, colorectum adenocarcinoma, large bowel adenocarcinoma — per MONDO
Also identified as
- DOID 0050861 per MONDO
- DOID 0050913 per MONDO
- NCIT C5105 per MONDO
- SCTID 408645001 per MONDO
- UMLS C1319315 per MONDO
Affected Organs
| Organ | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Alimentary part of gastrointestinal system | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Alimentary part of gastrointestinal system | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Intestine | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Large intestine | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |