rectum adenocarcinoma
Findings
No curated finding names rectum adenocarcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An adenocarcinoma arising from the rectum. It is more frequently seen in populations with a Western type diet and in patients with a history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Signs and symptoms include intestinal bleeding, anemia, and change in bowel habits. According to the degree of cellular differentiation, rectal adenocarcinomas are divided into well, moderately, and poorly differentiated. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, serrated adenocarcinoma, cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma, and micropapillary adenocarcinoma.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002169), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: rectum adenocarcinoma
- Also called
- adenocarcinoma - rectumadenocarcinoma of rectumadenocarcinoma of the rectumrectal adenocarcinoma