Adenocarcinoma,
colon
Description - a malignant tumor
originating in glandular epithelium of the colon; the main
type of colon cancer
Adenocarcinoma,
mucinous, colon
Description - a malignant tumor
originating in the glandular tissue of the colon; the cancer
cells secrete significant amounts of mucin
Adenoma
with lymphoma, colon
Description - a benign and a cancerous
tumour in the colon
Adenomatous
polyp with cancer, colon
Description - a polyp that consists
of abnormal but benign tissue growth, derived from glandular
epithelium
Amoebic
colitis, colon
Description - diarrhoea, inflammation
and ulceration of the colon, as a result of infection with
entamoeba histolytica
Appendicitis,
acute
Description - inflammation of the
vermiform appendix
Appendicitis,
chronic obliterative
Description - inflammation of the
vermiform appendix inflammation of the vermiform appendix
with collapse of some tissues
Appendicitis,
mucoid degeneration with fatty infil of submucosa
Description - degenerative disease
of appendix, with excess amounts of fat
Appendicitis,
necrotic
Description - inflammation of the
vermiform appendix with dying tissue
Carcinoid
tumour, appendix
Description - a tumour which secretes
excessive amounts of the hormone serotonin (90% found in
appendix)
Carcinoma,
mucoid, fat in sub-mucosa, rectum
Alternative Name - colorectal cancer
Description - a malignant tumour
arising from the cells lining the rectum, secreting significant
amounts of mucin, with fat in the connective tissue
Colitis,
chronic, colon
Description - chronic inflammation
of the colon
Colon
Description - the part of the large
intestine that extends from the end of the small intestine
to the rectum
Colon
wall with balantidium coli
Description - colon wall showing
presence of balantidium coli, a parasite usually harmless
in man but may invade and ulcerate the intestinal wall, producing
a colitis resembling amoebic dysentery
Dysentery,
amoebic, colon
Description - colon wall showing
presence of entamoeba histolytica, with ulcerative inflammation
Dysentery,
bacillary,colon
Description - an infection of the
bowel caused by a bacterium called shigella
Endometriosis,
colon
Description - the presence and
growth of functioning ovarian endometrial tissue in the colon
s that often results in severe pain and infertility
Juvenile
polyp, colon
Description - a smoothly rounded
mucosal hamartoma which may be multiple and cause rectal
bleeding, especially in the first decade of life; not pre-cancerous
Leiomyoma,
colon
Description - a benign tumor consisting
of smooth muscle fibres
Melanoma,
degenerative, rectum
Description - a malignant tumour
of the rectum
Papilloma,
colon
Description - benign tumour originating
in epithelial cells of the colon
Papilloma,
rectum
Description - benign tumour of
epithelium of the rectum
Rectal
smear
Description - a smear taken from
the rectum, containing faeces, bacteria etc.
Rectum
Description - the last part of
the large intestine
Tuberculous
lesions, colon
Description - abnormal changes
in the colon as a result of tuberculosis
Ulcerative
colitis, colon
Description - chronic inflammation
of the colon that produces ulcers in its lining; symptoms
include abdominal pain, cramps, and loose discharges of pus,
blood, and mucus from the bowel
Vasculitis,
chronic, colon wall
Alternative Name - chronic angiitis
Description - chronic inflammation
of a blood or lymph vessel of the bowel wall
Vasculitis,
colon wall
Alternative Name - angiitis
Description - inflammation of a
blood or lymph vessel of the bowel wall
