Colon Carcinoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** A malignant epithelial neoplasm that arises from the colon and invades through the muscularis mucosa into the submucosa. The vast majority are adenocarcinomas.

**Synonyms:** - Carcinoma of Colon - Carcinoma of the Colon - Colon Cancer - Colon Cancer - Colon Cancer - Colon Cancer - Colonic Carcinoma - colon cancer