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Malignant tumor of ascending colon

MedGen UID:
509293
•Concept ID:
C0153439
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Ascending colon cancer
SNOMED CT: Ascending colon cancer (363412000); Malignant tumor of ascending colon (363412000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002238

Definition

Evidence of a malignant neoplasm of the ascending colon. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Experience of Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of 6 Cases of Acute Subhepatic Appendicitis.
Yang H, Jiang J, Hu Z, Zhang B, Cai W, Xu L, Lu K
J Healthc Eng 2022;2022:4969774. Epub 2022 Apr 16 doi: 10.1155/2022/4969774. PMID: 35469233Free PMC Article
Controversies in the treatment of RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.
Vera R, Salgado M, Safont MJ, Gallego J, González E, Élez E, Aranda E
Clin Transl Oncol 2021 Apr;23(4):827-839. Epub 2020 Aug 13 doi: 10.1007/s12094-020-02475-8. PMID: 32789773Free PMC Article
Understanding the role of primary tumour localisation in colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes.
Stintzing S, Tejpar S, Gibbs P, Thiebach L, Lenz HJ
Eur J Cancer 2017 Oct;84:69-80. Epub 2017 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.07.016. PMID: 28787661Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Dueland S, Smedman TM, Syversveen T, Grut H, Hagness M, Line PD
JAMA Surg 2023 Sep 1;158(9):e232932. Epub 2023 Sep 13 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2932. PMID: 37494056Free PMC Article
Endoscopic full-thickness resection of a residual scar in ascending colon to assess post-EMR complete removal of an Abrikossoff tumor.
De Vincentis F, Manzi I, Di Giorgio V, Mussetto A
Dig Liver Dis 2023 Jul;55(7):985-986. Epub 2023 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.04.013. PMID: 37121817
Usage of Probiotics and its Clinical Significance at Surgically Treated Patients Sufferig from Colorectal Carcinoma.
Bajramagic S, Hodzic E, Mulabdic A, Holjan S, Smajlovic SV, Rovcanin A
Med Arch 2019 Oct;73(5):316-320. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2019.73.316-320. PMID: 31819304Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with CME: standardization using the "critical view" concept.
Strey CW, Wullstein C, Adamina M, Agha A, Aselmann H, Becker T, Grützmann R, Kneist W, Maak M, Mann B, Moesta KT, Runkel N, Schafmayer C, Türler A, Wedel T, Benz S
Surg Endosc 2018 Dec;32(12):5021-5030. Epub 2018 Oct 15 doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-6267-0. PMID: 30324463Free PMC Article
Neutropenic enterocolitis.
Bavaro MF
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 Aug;4(4):297-301. doi: 10.1007/s11894-002-0079-y. PMID: 12149175

Diagnosis

Intussusception of Mesenteric Liposarcoma into the Ascending Colon.
Matsuyama S, Fukuda A, Ueo T, Ohana M
Intern Med 2024 May 15;63(10):1517-1518. Epub 2023 Oct 13 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2670-23. PMID: 37839877Free PMC Article
An Enigmatic Mass in the Ascending Colon.
Gavrić A, Dežman R, Štabuc B
Gastroenterology 2019 Nov;157(5):1210-1212. Epub 2019 Apr 6 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.061. PMID: 30965025
An Unusual Lesion in the Ascending Colon.
Kaneko M, Tanaka K, Kobayashi K
Gastroenterology 2018 Jun;154(8):2037-2038. Epub 2017 Sep 23 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.09.015. PMID: 28947350
Giant rectal lipoma.
Arora R, Kumar A, Bansal V
Abdom Imaging 2011 Oct;36(5):545-7. doi: 10.1007/s00261-010-9668-7. PMID: 21153727
Neutropenic enterocolitis.
Bavaro MF
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 Aug;4(4):297-301. doi: 10.1007/s11894-002-0079-y. PMID: 12149175

Therapy

Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Dueland S, Smedman TM, Syversveen T, Grut H, Hagness M, Line PD
JAMA Surg 2023 Sep 1;158(9):e232932. Epub 2023 Sep 13 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2932. PMID: 37494056Free PMC Article
Serosal-exposure sign during colonic endoscopic submucosal dissection of a recurrent polyp in ascending colon scar.
Ramos-Zabala F, Beg S, Parra-Blanco A
Dig Endosc 2020 Nov;32(7):e164-e166. Epub 2020 Oct 10 doi: 10.1111/den.13830. PMID: 33038054
Usage of Probiotics and its Clinical Significance at Surgically Treated Patients Sufferig from Colorectal Carcinoma.
Bajramagic S, Hodzic E, Mulabdic A, Holjan S, Smajlovic SV, Rovcanin A
Med Arch 2019 Oct;73(5):316-320. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2019.73.316-320. PMID: 31819304Free PMC Article
KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, HER2 and microsatellite instability in metastatic colorectal cancer - practical implications for the clinician.
Afrăsânie VA, Marinca MV, Alexa-Stratulat T, Gafton B, Păduraru M, Adavidoaiei AM, Miron L, Rusu C
Radiol Oncol 2019 Sep 24;53(3):265-274. doi: 10.2478/raon-2019-0033. PMID: 31553708Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with CME: standardization using the "critical view" concept.
Strey CW, Wullstein C, Adamina M, Agha A, Aselmann H, Becker T, Grützmann R, Kneist W, Maak M, Mann B, Moesta KT, Runkel N, Schafmayer C, Türler A, Wedel T, Benz S
Surg Endosc 2018 Dec;32(12):5021-5030. Epub 2018 Oct 15 doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-6267-0. PMID: 30324463Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Dueland S, Smedman TM, Syversveen T, Grut H, Hagness M, Line PD
JAMA Surg 2023 Sep 1;158(9):e232932. Epub 2023 Sep 13 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2932. PMID: 37494056Free PMC Article
KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, HER2 and microsatellite instability in metastatic colorectal cancer - practical implications for the clinician.
Afrăsânie VA, Marinca MV, Alexa-Stratulat T, Gafton B, Păduraru M, Adavidoaiei AM, Miron L, Rusu C
Radiol Oncol 2019 Sep 24;53(3):265-274. doi: 10.2478/raon-2019-0033. PMID: 31553708Free PMC Article
An Enigmatic Mass in the Ascending Colon.
Gavrić A, Dežman R, Štabuc B
Gastroenterology 2019 Nov;157(5):1210-1212. Epub 2019 Apr 6 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.061. PMID: 30965025
Vascular Structures of the Right Colon: Incidence and Variations with Their Clinical Implications.
Alsabilah J, Kim WR, Kim NK
Scand J Surg 2017 Jun;106(2):107-115. Epub 2016 May 23 doi: 10.1177/1457496916650999. PMID: 27215222
Neutropenic enterocolitis.
Bavaro MF
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 Aug;4(4):297-301. doi: 10.1007/s11894-002-0079-y. PMID: 12149175

Clinical prediction guides

Mesenteric cysts.
Gutu E, Mishin I, Guzun V, Gutsu S, Mishina A
Pol Przegl Chir 2024 Aug 21;96(5):47-51. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0054.7125. PMID: 39465636
Long-Term Survival, Prognostic Factors, and Selection of Patients With Colorectal Cancer for Liver Transplant: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Dueland S, Smedman TM, Syversveen T, Grut H, Hagness M, Line PD
JAMA Surg 2023 Sep 1;158(9):e232932. Epub 2023 Sep 13 doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2932. PMID: 37494056Free PMC Article
Right colon cancer: The influence of specific location on recurrence and survival.
Cavadas AS, Gonçalves E, Pereira CC, Rodrigues J, Pereira JC
Cancer Treat Res Commun 2023;36:100724. Epub 2023 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2023.100724. PMID: 37267659
KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, HER2 and microsatellite instability in metastatic colorectal cancer - practical implications for the clinician.
Afrăsânie VA, Marinca MV, Alexa-Stratulat T, Gafton B, Păduraru M, Adavidoaiei AM, Miron L, Rusu C
Radiol Oncol 2019 Sep 24;53(3):265-274. doi: 10.2478/raon-2019-0033. PMID: 31553708Free PMC Article
An Enigmatic Mass in the Ascending Colon.
Gavrić A, Dežman R, Štabuc B
Gastroenterology 2019 Nov;157(5):1210-1212. Epub 2019 Apr 6 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.061. PMID: 30965025

Recent systematic reviews

Investigating neutropenic enterocolitis: a systematic review of case reports and clinical insights.
Nematolahi S, Amanati A, Vardanjani HM, Pourali M, Bensenjan MH, Nozari F, Vali M, Abdipour Mehrian SR, Nabavizadeh SA, Safari F
BMC Gastroenterol 2025 Jan 13;25(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12876-025-03601-y. PMID: 39819318Free PMC Article
Indications for Multivisceral Transplantation: A Systematic Review.
Di Cocco P, Martinino A, Lian A, Johnson J, Spaggiari M, Tzvetanov I, Benedetti E
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2024 Jun;53(2):245-264. Epub 2024 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2024.01.007. PMID: 38719376
Infrapyloric and gastroepiploic node dissection for hepatic flexure and transverse colon cancer: A systematic review.
Piozzi GN, Rusli SM, Baek SJ, Kwak JM, Kim J, Kim SH
Eur J Surg Oncol 2022 Apr;48(4):718-726. Epub 2021 Dec 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.12.005. PMID: 34893366
Right colic artery anatomy: a systematic review of cadaveric studies.
Haywood M, Molyneux C, Mahadevan V, Srinivasaiah N
Tech Coloproctol 2017 Dec;21(12):937-943. Epub 2017 Dec 2 doi: 10.1007/s10151-017-1717-6. PMID: 29196959Free PMC Article
Impact of cap-assisted colonoscopy on detection of proximal colon adenomas: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Desai M, Sanchez-Yague A, Choudhary A, Pervez A, Gupta N, Vennalaganti P, Vennelaganti S, Fugazza A, Repici A, Hassan C, Sharma P
Gastrointest Endosc 2017 Aug;86(2):274-281.e3. Epub 2017 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.1524. PMID: 28365356

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