Colon

System Digestive
SNOMED CT 302508007

Colon

Definition

A portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum. In mammals, the colon is the most part of the large intestine, excluding the vermiform appendix, the rectum and the anal canal.

Also known as large bowel — per UBERON

The Colon is a part of the Digestive.

Also identified as

Associated Diseases

Disease Involvement Source
Colon leiomyoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon leiomyoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon leiomyosarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon lymphoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon lymphoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon medullary carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon medullary carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon mucinous adenocarcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon mucinous adenocarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon neuroendocrine neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon neuroendocrine neoplasm Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon neuroendocrine tumor G1 Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon neuroendocrine tumor G1 Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon sarcoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon sarcoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon serrated polyposis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon serrated polyposis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon sessile serrated adenoma/polyp Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon sessile serrated adenoma/polyp Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon signet ring cell adenocarcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon signet ring cell adenocarcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colon small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonic L-cell glucagon-like peptide producing tumor Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonic L-cell glucagon-like peptide producing tumor Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonic lymphangioma Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonic lymphangioma Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonic neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Eosinophilic colitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Eosinophilic colitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Infectious colitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Infectious colitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Lipoma of colon Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Lipoma of colon Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Lymphocytic colitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Lymphocytic colitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Malignant colon neoplasm Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Megacolon Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Megacolon Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Metastatic malignant neoplasm in the colon Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Microscopic colitis Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Microscopic colitis Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Neuroendocrine tumor of the colon, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade tumor Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Neuroendocrine tumor of the colon, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade tumor Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Polyp of colon Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Squamous cell carcinoma of colon Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Squamous cell carcinoma of colon Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site NCIT · CC BY 4.0

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Drugs Acting Here

Drug Effect Source
Bacitracin may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Cholestyramine may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Colesevelam may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Colestipol may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Fidaxomicin may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Metronidazole may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Vancomycin may treat a disease of this organ DERIVED · CC BY 4.0

7 entries above are marked DERIVED: Atlas Médico inferred them by combining two sourced claims, and no source asserts these links directly. Treat them as a navigation aid, not as a clinical statement.

Procedures

Procedure Relation Source
Total Colectomy Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Total Proctocolectomy Procedure Has Completely Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colectomy with Diversion Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colectomy with En Bloc Removal of Regional Lymph Nodes Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Hemicolectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Ileocolectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Laparoscopic Colectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Left Colectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Partial Colectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Proctocolectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Right Colectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Sigmoidectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Total Colectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Total Proctocolectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Transanal Excision Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Transverse Colectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Biopsy of Colon Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Hemicolectomy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
High Resolution Anoscopy with Biopsy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Partial Colectomy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Rectal Biopsy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Sigmoidoscopy with Biopsy Procedure Has Partially Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Biopsy of Colon Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonoscopic Polypectomy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colonoscopy with Marking of Cancerous Polyp Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Colostomy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Diagnostic Colonoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Flexible Fiberoptic Sigmoidoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
High Resolution Anoscopy with Biopsy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Index Colonoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Perineal Colostomy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Permanent Colostomy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Proctostomy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Rectal Biopsy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Screening Colonoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Sigmoidoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Sigmoidoscopy with Biopsy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Therapeutic Colonoscopy Procedure Has Target Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0