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Rectal Carcinoma
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Associated Genetic Biomarkers
Overview
NCI Definition: A malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the rectum and invades through the muscularis mucosa into the submucosa. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas. [1]
Clinical Trials
Significant Genes in Rectal Carcinoma
Disease Details
Synonyms
Rectal Cancer, Cancer of the Rectum, Cancer of Rectum, Carcinoma of Rectum, poorly differentiated carcinoma c/w anorectal primary, Carcinoma of the Rectum
Parent(s)
Malignant Rectal Neoplasm
Children
Rectal Adenocarcinoma, Rectal Sarcomatoid Carcinoma, Stage 0 Rectal Cancer, and Rectal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
References
1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].
2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.
3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.
