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Malignant gastrointestinal tract tumors

MedGen UID:
195783
•Concept ID:
C0685938
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Gastrointestinal Tract; Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract; Cancer, Gastrointestinal; Cancers, Gastrointestinal; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Gastrointestinal Cancers; Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer; Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of gastrointestinal tract (428905002)
 
HPO: HP:0006749

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving any part of the digestive system. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant gastrointestinal tract tumors

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Metastatic colorectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Cervantes A, Adam R, Roselló S, Arnold D, Normanno N, Taïeb J, Seligmann J, De Baere T, Osterlund P, Yoshino T, Martinelli E; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org
Ann Oncol 2023 Jan;34(1):10-32. Epub 2022 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.003. PMID: 36307056
Gastric cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Lordick F, Carneiro F, Cascinu S, Fleitas T, Haustermans K, Piessen G, Vogel A, Smyth EC; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org
Ann Oncol 2022 Oct;33(10):1005-1020. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.004. PMID: 35914639
Advances in screening and detection of gastric cancer.
Xia JY, Aadam AA
J Surg Oncol 2022 Jun;125(7):1104-1109. doi: 10.1002/jso.26844. PMID: 35481909Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endoscopic and clinicopathological patterns of esophageal cancer in Tanzania: experiences from two tertiary health institutions.
McHembe MD, Rambau PF, Chalya PL, Jaka H, Koy M, Mahalu W
World J Surg Oncol 2013 Oct 4;11:257. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-257. PMID: 24094270Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Endoscopic and clinicopathological patterns of esophageal cancer in Tanzania: experiences from two tertiary health institutions.
McHembe MD, Rambau PF, Chalya PL, Jaka H, Koy M, Mahalu W
World J Surg Oncol 2013 Oct 4;11:257. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-257. PMID: 24094270Free PMC Article
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the gastrointestinal tract: technique, indications, and imaging findings.
Sinha R, Rajiah P, Ramachandran I, Sanders S, Murphy PD
Radiographics 2013 May;33(3):655-76; discussion 676-80. doi: 10.1148/rg.333125042. PMID: 23674768

Prognosis

Endoscopic and clinicopathological patterns of esophageal cancer in Tanzania: experiences from two tertiary health institutions.
McHembe MD, Rambau PF, Chalya PL, Jaka H, Koy M, Mahalu W
World J Surg Oncol 2013 Oct 4;11:257. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-257. PMID: 24094270Free PMC Article

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