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Cecum adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
234098
Concept ID:
C1332866
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adenocarcinoma of Cecum; Adenocarcinoma of cecum; adenocarcinoma of cecum; Adenocarcinoma of the Cecum; adenocarcinoma of the cecum; caecum adenocarcinoma; Cecal Adenocarcinoma; cecal adenocarcinoma; Cecum Adenocarcinoma; cecum adenocarcinoma
SNOMED CT: Adenocarcinoma of cecum (413446001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006028

Definition

An adenocarcinoma arising from the cecum. It is more frequently seen in populations with a Western type diet and in patients with a history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, serrated adenocarcinoma, cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma, and micropapillary adenocarcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCecum adenocarcinoma

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PubMed

Lu Y, Qi C, Xu H, Jin M
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022 Jul;148(7):1761-1769. Epub 2021 Aug 9 doi: 10.1007/s00432-021-03757-6. PMID: 34368907
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Oncologist 2017 Sep;22(9):1107-1116. Epub 2017 Jun 29 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0081. PMID: 28663356Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Jiang T, Xu X, Qiao M, Li X, Zhao C, Zhou F, Gao G, Wu F, Chen X, Su C, Ren S, Zhai C, Zhou C
BMC Cancer 2018 Mar 7;18(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4073-7. PMID: 29514610Free PMC Article
Acquistapace F, Maternini F, Snider L, Bellini O, Moglia P, Capretti P
G Chir 2015 Nov-Dec;36(6):247-50. doi: 10.11138/gchir/2015.36.6.247. PMID: 26888699Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Karahan OI, Kahriman G, Soyuer I, Erdogan N, Akcan AC
Clin Imaging 2007 Jan-Feb;31(1):44-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2006.09.022. PMID: 17189847

Prognosis

Jiang T, Xu X, Qiao M, Li X, Zhao C, Zhou F, Gao G, Wu F, Chen X, Su C, Ren S, Zhai C, Zhou C
BMC Cancer 2018 Mar 7;18(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4073-7. PMID: 29514610Free PMC Article

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