Preferred Label : villous adenoma;
Definition : An adenoma of the large intestine. It is usually a solitary, sessile, often large,
tumor of colonic mucosa composed of mucinous epithelium covering delicate vascular
projections. Hypersecretion and malignant changes occur frequently. (Stedman, 25th
ed) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0206674;
Origin ID : RID4225;
UMLS CUI : C0206674;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
An adenoma of the large intestine. It is usually a solitary, sessile, often large,
tumor of colonic mucosa composed of mucinous epithelium covering delicate vascular
projections. Hypersecretion and malignant changes occur frequently. (Stedman, 25th
ed) [MeSH]