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Term:rectal adenocarcinoma
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Accession:EFO:0005631 term browser browse the term
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.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: adenocarcinoma of rectum;   adenocarcinoma of the rectum;   rectum adenocarcinoma
 related_synonym: read
 xref: DOID:1996;   MEDGEN:56214;   MONDO:0002169;   NCI:C9383;   ONCOTREE:READ;   SCTID:254582000;   UMLS:C0149978
 external_ontology: has_disease_location EFO:UBERON:0001052



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  experimental factor 0
    material property 0
      disposition 0
        disease 0
          digestive system disease 0
            digestive system cancer 0
              Digestive System Carcinoma 0
                colorectal carcinoma 0
                  rectal carcinoma 0
                    rectal adenocarcinoma 0
                      anus adenocarcinoma + 0
                      rectal medullary carcinoma 0
                      rectal signet ring cell adenocarcinoma 0
                      rectum mucinous adenocarcinoma + 0
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  experimental factor 0
    material property 0
      disposition 0
        disease 0
          cancer or benign tumor 0
            neoplastic disease or syndrome 0
              neoplasm 0
                digestive system neoplasm 0
                  intestinal neoplasm 0
                    intestinal cancer 0
                      colorectal cancer 0
                        colorectal carcinoma 0
                          rectal carcinoma 0
                            rectal adenocarcinoma 0
                              anus adenocarcinoma + 0
                              rectal medullary carcinoma 0
                              rectal signet ring cell adenocarcinoma 0
                              rectum mucinous adenocarcinoma + 0
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