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Rectum mucinous adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
83537
•Concept ID:
C0279652
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Colloid Adenocarcinoma of Rectum; colloid adenocarcinoma of rectum; Colloid Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum; colloid adenocarcinoma of the rectum; Colloidal Adenocarcinoma of Rectum; colloidal adenocarcinoma of rectum; Colloidal Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum; colloidal adenocarcinoma of the rectum; Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Rectum; mucinous adenocarcinoma of rectum; Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Rectum; mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum; Rectal Colloid Adenocarcinoma; rectal colloid adenocarcinoma; Rectal Colloidal Adenocarcinoma; rectal colloidal adenocarcinoma; Rectal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma; rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma; rectum mucinous adenocarcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002748

Definition

An invasive adenocarcinoma of the rectum characterized by the presence of pools of extracellular mucin. Malignant glandular epithelial cells are present in the mucin collections. Mucin constitutes more than 50% of the lesion. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRectum mucinous adenocarcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rectal cancer pelvic recurrence: imaging patterns and key concepts to guide treatment planning.
Inoue A, Sheedy SP, Wells ML, Mileto A, Goenka AH, Ehman EC, Yalon M, Murthy NS, Mathis KL, Behm KT, Shawki SF, Bruining DH, Graham RP, Fletcher JG
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023 Jun;48(6):1867-1879. Epub 2023 Feb 4 doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03746-4. PMID: 36737522
An inflammation index-based prediction of treatment response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma.
Sun Y, Huang Z, Chi P
Int J Clin Oncol 2020 Jul;25(7):1299-1307. Epub 2020 Apr 9 doi: 10.1007/s10147-020-01670-5. PMID: 32274615
Management and prognosis of adenocarcinoma of the appendix.
Cortina R, McCormick J, Kolm P, Perry RR
Dis Colon Rectum 1995 Aug;38(8):848-52. doi: 10.1007/BF02049842. PMID: 7634979

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Diagnosis

Rectum mucinous adenocarcinoma metastasis to bilateral breast in a male patient: A case report.
Gur EO, Onak C, Bayar EE, Yazıcı A, Kokulu İ, Hacıyanlı S, Dilek ON
Breast J 2020 Mar;26(3):517-519. Epub 2019 Sep 20 doi: 10.1111/tbj.13580. PMID: 31541514

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