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Descriptor English: Colorectal Neoplasms
Descriptor Spanish: Neoplasias Colorrectales
Descriptor neoplasias colorrectales
Entry term(s) cáncer colorrectal
tumores colorrectales
Scope note: Tumores o cáncer del COLON, del RECTO, o de ambos. Los factores de riesgo del cáncer colorrectal comprenden la COLITIS ULCEROSA crónica, la POLIPOSIS FAMILIAR DEL COLON, la exposición al ASBESTO y la irradiación del CUELLO UTERINO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Neoplasias Colorretais
Descriptor French: Tumeurs colorectales
Entry term(s): Cancer, Colorectal
Cancers, Colorectal
Carcinoma, Colorectal
Carcinomas, Colorectal
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancers
Colorectal Carcinoma
Colorectal Carcinomas
Colorectal Neoplasm
Colorectal Tumor
Colorectal Tumors
Neoplasm, Colorectal
Neoplasms, Colorectal
Tumor, Colorectal
Tumors, Colorectal
Tree number(s): C04.588.274.476.411.307
C06.301.371.411.307
C06.405.249.411.307
C06.405.469.158.356
C06.405.469.491.307
C06.405.469.860.180
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015179
Scope note: Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chronic ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI; exposure to ASBESTOS; and irradiation of the CERVIX UTERI.
Annotation: COLONIC NEOPLASMS and RECTAL NEOPLASMS are also available; coordinate with histological type of neoplasm if given; GENES, DCC (for "Deleted in Colorectal Cancer") & GENES, MCC (for "Mutated in Colorectal Cancer") are available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Colonic Neoplasms (1966-1988)
Rectal Neoplasms (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
Entry Version: COLORECTAL NEOPL
Related: Genes, DCC MeSH
Genes, MCC MeSH
DeCS ID: 23595
Unique ID: D015179
NLM Classification: WI 529
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/04/14
Revision Date: 2020/03/03
Colorectal Neoplasms - Preferred
Concept UI M0023329
Scope note Tumors or cancer of the COLON or the RECTUM or both. Risk factors for colorectal cancer include chronic ULCERATIVE COLITIS; FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI; exposure to ASBESTOS; and irradiation of the CERVIX UTERI.
Preferred term Colorectal Neoplasms
Entry term(s) Colorectal Neoplasm
Colorectal Tumor
Colorectal Tumors
Neoplasm, Colorectal
Neoplasms, Colorectal
Tumor, Colorectal
Tumors, Colorectal
Colorectal Cancer - Narrower
Concept UI M000655646
Preferred term Colorectal Cancer
Entry term(s) Cancer, Colorectal
Cancers, Colorectal
Carcinoma, Colorectal
Carcinomas, Colorectal
Colorectal Cancers
Colorectal Carcinoma
Colorectal Carcinomas



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