NCIt related terms : Colorectal (Colon or Rectal) Adenocarcinoma;
NCIt definition : 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.;