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]