rectosigmoid carcinoma
MONDO:0002424Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names rectosigmoid carcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the rectosigmoid area and invades through the muscularis mucosa into the submucosa. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas. About 50% of colorectal carcinomas occur in the rectosigmoid area.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002424), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: rectosigmoid carcinoma
- Also called
- carcinoma of rectosigmoid junctionrectosigmoid cancerrectosigmoid junction carcinoma