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Rectal carcinoma

MedGen UID:
40100
Concept ID:
C0007113
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Rectum; Cancer of the Rectum; Cancer, Rectal; Cancer, Rectum; Rectal Cancer; Rectal Cancers; Rectum Cancer; Rectum Cancers
SNOMED CT: Rectal cancer (363351006); CA - Cancer of rectum (363351006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0044937

Definition

A malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the rectum. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas. [from NCI]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

Berho M, Bejarano PA
Minerva Chir 2018 Dec;73(6):534-547. Epub 2018 Apr 13 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.18.07739-8. PMID: 29658680
van der Meij W, Rombouts AJ, Rütten H, Bremers AJ, de Wilt JH
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Therapy

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van der Meij W, Rombouts AJ, Rütten H, Bremers AJ, de Wilt JH
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Prognosis

Chen T, Zheng B, Yang P, Zhang Z, Su Y, Chen Y, Luo L, Luo D, Lin Y, Xie R, Zeng L
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Kommalapati A, Tella SH, Yadav S, Goyal G, Hallemeier C, Durgin L, Jin Z, Mahipal A
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Cong ZJ, Hu LH, Xing JJ, Bian ZQ, Fu CG, Yu ED, Li ZS, Zhong M
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Willett CG
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Clinical prediction guides

Falz R, Bischoff C, Thieme R, Lässing J, Mehdorn M, Stelzner S, Busse M, Gockel I
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Berho M, Bejarano PA
Minerva Chir 2018 Dec;73(6):534-547. Epub 2018 Apr 13 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.18.07739-8. PMID: 29658680
Greco P, Magro G
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Recent systematic reviews

Georganta I, McIntosh S, Boldovjakova D, Parnaby CN, Watson AJM, Ramsay G
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