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colorectal cancer

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (2597)
Tbio

1780

Tchem

426

Tdark

214

Tclin

177


Mondo Description A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the colon or rectum. Representative examples include carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma.
Uniprot Description A complex disease characterized by malignant lesions arising from the inner wall of the large intestine (the colon) and the rectum. Genetic alterations are often associated with progression from premalignant lesion (adenoma) to invasive adenocarcinoma. Risk factors for cancer of the colon and rectum include colon polyps, long-standing ulcerative colitis, and genetic family history.
Disease Ontology Description An intestinal cancer that effects the long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0005575:  colorectal cancer
EFO:0005842: 
NCIT:C4978: 
SCTID:363510005: 
UMLS:C1527249: