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Colorectal Neoplasms
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Definition
: Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chronic ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI; exposure to ASBESTOS; and irradiation of the CERVIX UTERI.
a clinical entity: not a synonym for COLONIC NEOPLASMS + RECTAL NEOPLASMS; coord IM with histol type of neopl (IM); GENES, DCC (for "Deleted in Colorectal Cancer") & GENES, MCC (for "Mutated in Colorectal Cancer") are available: see MeSH scope notes and
See Also
Genes, DCC
;
Genes, MCC
Examples
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
;
Colonic Neoplasms
;
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
;
Rectal Neoplasms
Other names
Colorectal Cancer; Tumors, Colorectal; Tumor, Colorectal; Neoplasm, Colorectal; Colorectal Tumor; Colorectal Neoplasm; Colorectal Carcinomas; Colorectal Cancers; Carcinomas, Colorectal; Carcinoma, Colorectal; Cancers, Colorectal; Cancer, Colorectal; Neoplasms, Colorectal; Colorectal Tumors; Colorectal Carcinoma
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Categories
Source
Turcot syndrome
0
*Brain Neoplasms
*Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
*Colorectal Neoplasms.
colon cancer-
specific antigen 2, human
0
*Antigens, Neoplasm
*Nuclear Proteins
Colorectal Neoplasms
Tumor Markers, Biological.
Clin Cancer Res 2008 Mar 1;14(5):1349-54
SNC73 protein, human
0
*Immunoglobulins
Tumor Markers, Biological
Colorectal Neoplasms.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2001 Apr 25;81(8):485-8
