anal canal adenocarcinoma
MONDO:0002735Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names anal canal adenocarcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An anal adenocarcinoma arising from the anal canal mucosa. Morphologically, it resembles the adenocarcinoma which arises from the colorectal glandular epithelium. Symptoms include anal pruritus, discomfort when sitting, pain, change in bowel habit, and bleeding.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002735), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
12 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Anal canal adenocarcinomaHPOHP:0030439
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Abdominal painHPOHP:0002027
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Anal stenosisHPOHP:0002025
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Intestinal bleedingHPOHP:0002584
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- LymphadenopathyHPOHP:0002716
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Chronic fatigueHPOHP:0012432
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the liverHPOHP:0002896
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the lungHPOHP:0100526
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the skeletal systemHPOHP:0010622
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the rectumHPOHP:0100743
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Rectal prolapseHPOHP:0002035
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Skin ulcerHPOHP:0200042
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: anal canal adenocarcinoma
- Also called
- adenocarcinoma arising in anal mucosaadenocarcinoma arising in the anal mucosaadenocarcinoma of anal canaladenocarcinoma of the anal canalanal canal adenocarcinoma (disease)