A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the colon or rectum. Representative examples of benign neoplasms include lipoma and leiomyoma. Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma. Colorectal adenomas always exhibit epithelial dysplasia and are considered premalignant neoplasms.
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NCIT:C2956; colorectal tumor; colorectal tumour; colorectum neoplasm; colorectum neoplasm (disease); colorectum tumor; colorectum tumour; http://identifiers.org/mesh/D015179; large bowel neoplasm; large bowel tumor; large bowel tumour; large intestinal neoplasm; large intestine neoplasm; large intestine tumor; large intestine tumour; neoplasm of colorectum; neoplasm of large bowel; neoplasm of the large bowel; tumor of colorectum; tumor of large bowel; tumor of the large bowel; tumour of colorectum; tumour of large bowel; tumour of the large bowel