Neoplastic Process
colon neoplasm
co·lon ne·o·plasm [ koh-luhn nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Definitions related to colonic neoplasms:
  • (colon neoplasm) A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the colon. Representative examples of benign neoplasms include lipoma and leiomyoma. Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma. Colonic adenomas always exhibit epithelial dysplasia and are considered premalignant neoplasms.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (colon neoplasm) Tumors or cancer of the colon, which is part of the large intestine from the cecum to the rectum.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Tumors or cancer of the COLON.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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