/rectum mucinous adenocarcinoma

rectum mucinous adenocarcinoma

MONDO:0002748

Also Known As

colloid adenocarcinoma of rectumcolloid adenocarcinoma of the rectumcolloidal adenocarcinoma of rectumcolloidal adenocarcinoma of the rectummucinous adenocarcinoma of rectummucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectumrectal colloid adenocarcinomarectal colloidal adenocarcinomarectal mucinous adenocarcinomarectum mucinous adenocarcinoma

Definition

An invasive adenocarcinoma of the rectum characterized by the presence of pools of extracellular mucin. Malignant glandular epithelial cells are present in the mucin collections. Mucin constitutes more than 50% of the lesion.