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Mass of colon

MedGen UID:
854475
•Concept ID:
C3887631
•
Finding
Synonym: Colonic Mass
SNOMED CT: Mass of colon (425711007)

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMass of colon

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Colon Cancer, Version 3.2024, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
Benson AB, Venook AP, Adam M, Chang G, Chen YJ, Ciombor KK, Cohen SA, Cooper HS, Deming D, Garrido-Laguna I, Grem JL, Haste P, Hecht JR, Hoffe S, Hunt S, Hussan H, Johung KL, Joseph N, Kirilcuk N, Krishnamurthi S, Malla M, Maratt JK, Messersmith WA, Meyerhardt J, Miller ED, Mulcahy MF, Nurkin S, Overman MJ, Parikh A, Patel H, Pedersen K, Saltz L, Schneider C, Shibata D, Shogan B, Skibber JM, Sofocleous CT, Tavakkoli A, Willett CG, Wu C, Gurski LA, Snedeker J, Jones F
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2024 Jun;22(2 D) doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2024.0029. PMID: 38862008
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review.
Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of colon cancer.
Cappell MS
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2008 Mar;37(1):1-24, v. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2007.12.002. PMID: 18313537

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

High-Fat Diet Promotes Colorectal Tumorigenesis Through Modulating Gut Microbiota and Metabolites.
Yang J, Wei H, Zhou Y, Szeto CH, Li C, Lin Y, Coker OO, Lau HCH, Chan AWH, Sung JJY, Yu J
Gastroenterology 2022 Jan;162(1):135-149.e2. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.08.041. PMID: 34461052
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review.
Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Single-Cell Analyses of Colon and Blood Reveal Distinct Immune Cell Signatures of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease.
Mitsialis V, Wall S, Liu P, Ordovas-Montanes J, Parmet T, Vukovic M, Spencer D, Field M, McCourt C, Toothaker J, Bousvaros A; Boston Children’s Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center; Brigham and Women’s Hospital Crohn’s and Colitis Center, Shalek AK, Kean L, Horwitz B, Goldsmith J, Tseng G, Snapper SB, Konnikova L
Gastroenterology 2020 Aug;159(2):591-608.e10. Epub 2020 May 16 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.074. PMID: 32428507Free PMC Article
Influence of the Gut Microbiome, Diet, and Environment on Risk of Colorectal Cancer.
Song M, Chan AT, Sun J
Gastroenterology 2020 Jan;158(2):322-340. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.06.048. PMID: 31586566Free PMC Article
Local resection of early rectal cancer.
Baatrup G, Qvist N
APMIS 2014 Aug;122(8):715-22. doi: 10.1111/apm.12292. PMID: 25046201

Diagnosis

An unusual mass in the colon: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.
Hong SK, Ding Y, Li H, Zhang JY, Huang WF
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2022 Oct;46(8):101988. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2022.101988. PMID: 35777729
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review.
Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Mass-forming ischemic colitis that mimics colon cancer.
Kim HS, Sauri F, Kang JH, Kim NK
Chin Med J (Engl) 2020 May 20;133(10):1253-1254. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000800. PMID: 32433062Free PMC Article
Influence of the Gut Microbiome, Diet, and Environment on Risk of Colorectal Cancer.
Song M, Chan AT, Sun J
Gastroenterology 2020 Jan;158(2):322-340. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.06.048. PMID: 31586566Free PMC Article
Evaluation of polypoid lesions in inflammatory bowel disease.
Chawla A, Judge TA, Lichtenstein GR
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2002 Jul;12(3):525-34, ix. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5157(02)00018-1. PMID: 12486942

Therapy

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review.
Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Single-Cell Analyses of Colon and Blood Reveal Distinct Immune Cell Signatures of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease.
Mitsialis V, Wall S, Liu P, Ordovas-Montanes J, Parmet T, Vukovic M, Spencer D, Field M, McCourt C, Toothaker J, Bousvaros A; Boston Children’s Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center; Brigham and Women’s Hospital Crohn’s and Colitis Center, Shalek AK, Kean L, Horwitz B, Goldsmith J, Tseng G, Snapper SB, Konnikova L
Gastroenterology 2020 Aug;159(2):591-608.e10. Epub 2020 May 16 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.074. PMID: 32428507Free PMC Article
Local resection of early rectal cancer.
Baatrup G, Qvist N
APMIS 2014 Aug;122(8):715-22. doi: 10.1111/apm.12292. PMID: 25046201
Colon tumors and colonoscopy.
Liangpunsakul S, Rex DK
Endoscopy 2002 Nov;34(11):875-81. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-35299. PMID: 12430071
Idiopathic constipation: too few stools and too little knowledge.
Briejer MR, Schuurkes JA, Sarna SK
Trends Pharmacol Sci 1999 Jan;20(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/s0165-6147(98)01278-4. PMID: 10101952

Prognosis

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review.
Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Incidence of Colorectal Cancer Matters.
Mendelsohn RB, Winawer SJ, Ahnen DJ
Gastroenterology 2020 Apr;158(5):1191-1195. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.11.304. PMID: 31863742
Influence of the Gut Microbiome, Diet, and Environment on Risk of Colorectal Cancer.
Song M, Chan AT, Sun J
Gastroenterology 2020 Jan;158(2):322-340. Epub 2019 Oct 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.06.048. PMID: 31586566Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and Mechanisms of the Increasing Incidence of Colon and Rectal Cancers in Young Adults.
Stoffel EM, Murphy CC
Gastroenterology 2020 Jan;158(2):341-353. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.07.055. PMID: 31394082Free PMC Article
Transient golden appendicolith.
Palmer GM, Shortsleeve MJ
South Med J 1998 Jul;91(7):665-6. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199807000-00012. PMID: 9671840

Clinical prediction guides

Selective oxidative protection leads to tissue topological changes orchestrated by macrophage during ulcerative colitis.
Du J, Zhang J, Wang L, Wang X, Zhao Y, Lu J, Fan T, Niu M, Zhang J, Cheng F, Li J, Zhu Q, Zhang D, Pei H, Li G, Liang X, Huang H, Cao X, Liu X, Shao W, Sheng J
Nat Commun 2023 Jun 21;14(1):3675. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39173-2. PMID: 37344477Free PMC Article
Large-bowel obstruction secondary to Enterobius vermicularis pseudotumour.
O'Brien S, Ahmed S, Hayes B, O'Riordain M
BMJ Case Rep 2022 Nov 29;15(11) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-252676. PMID: 36446475Free PMC Article
High-Fat Diet Promotes Colorectal Tumorigenesis Through Modulating Gut Microbiota and Metabolites.
Yang J, Wei H, Zhou Y, Szeto CH, Li C, Lin Y, Coker OO, Lau HCH, Chan AWH, Sung JJY, Yu J
Gastroenterology 2022 Jan;162(1):135-149.e2. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.08.041. PMID: 34461052
AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis: Expert Review.
Peery AF, Shaukat A, Strate LL
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.059. PMID: 33279517Free PMC Article
Lifestyle Risk Factors for Serrated Colorectal Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Bailie L, Loughrey MB, Coleman HG
Gastroenterology 2017 Jan;152(1):92-104. Epub 2016 Sep 14 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.09.003. PMID: 27639804

Recent systematic reviews

Closure methods for laparotomy incisions for preventing incisional hernias and other wound complications.
Patel SV, Paskar DD, Nelson RL, Vedula SS, Steele SR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Nov 3;11(11):CD005661. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005661.pub2. PMID: 29099149Free PMC Article
Lifestyle Risk Factors for Serrated Colorectal Polyps: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Bailie L, Loughrey MB, Coleman HG
Gastroenterology 2017 Jan;152(1):92-104. Epub 2016 Sep 14 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.09.003. PMID: 27639804
School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18.
Dobbins M, Husson H, DeCorby K, LaRocca RL
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Feb 28;2013(2):CD007651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007651.pub2. PMID: 23450577Free PMC Article
Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies.
Renehan AG, Tyson M, Egger M, Heller RF, Zwahlen M
Lancet 2008 Feb 16;371(9612):569-78. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60269-X. PMID: 18280327
Colorectal cancer: screening.
Lewis CL
BMJ Clin Evid 2007 Jun 1;2007 PMID: 19454089Free PMC Article

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