colorectal adenocarcinoma
The most common type of colorectal carcinoma. It is characterized by the presence of malignant glandular epithelial cells invading through the muscularis mucosa into the submucosa. Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, serrated adenocarcinoma, cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma, and micropapillary adenocarcinoma.
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adenocarcinoma
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colorectal carcinoma
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adenocarcinoma of large bowel
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adenocarcinoma of large intestine
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adenocarcinoma of the large bowel
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adenocarcinoma of the large intestine
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colorectal (colon or rectal) adenocarcinoma
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colorectal adenocarcinoma
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colorectum adenocarcinoma
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large bowel adenocarcinoma
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