provide a detail analyses of the disease adenocarcinoma in regards to bowel cancer. (colon/rectum)
The most common type of colorectal cancer is adenocarcinoma. Adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum make up 95 % of all colorectal cancer cases. In the gastrointestinal tract, colon adenocarcinomas develop in the cells of the lining inside the large intestine. Adenocarcinomas typically start as a growth of tissue called a polyp. A particular type of polyp called an adenoma may develop into cancer. Polyps are often removed during a routine colonoscopy before they may turn cancerous.
Other types of colonal cancer are :
1- Carcinoid Cancer.
2- Melanomos.
3-Leimyosarcomas.
4- Primary colorectal lymphomas.
5- Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors.
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