"Sigmoid Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tumors or cancer of the SIGMOID COLON.
| Descriptor ID |
D012811
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.274.476.411.307.180.800 C06.301.371.411.307.180.800 C06.405.249.411.307.180.800 C06.405.469.158.356.180.800 C06.405.469.158.850.850 C06.405.469.491.307.180.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sigmoid Neoplasms- Sigmoid Neoplasms
- Neoplasm, Sigmoid
- Sigmoid Neoplasm
- Sigmoid Colon Neoplasms
- Colon Neoplasms, Sigmoid
- Neoplasm, Sigmoid Colon
- Neoplasms, Sigmoid Colon
- Sigmoid Colon Neoplasm
- Neoplasms, Sigmoid
Sigmoid Cancer- Sigmoid Cancer
- Cancer, Sigmoid
- Sigmoidal Cancer
- Sigmoid Colon Cancer
- Cancer, Sigmoid Colon
- Colon Cancer, Sigmoid
- Cancer of Sigmoid
- Cancer of the Sigmoid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sigmoid Neoplasms" by people in Profiles.
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Incomplete screening flexible sigmoidoscopy associated with female sex, age, and increased risk of colorectal cancer. Gut. 2005 Sep; 54(9):1273-8.
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What does sigmoidoscopy really miss? Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 Oct; 98(10):2326-7.
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Case-control study of digital-rectal screening in relation to mortality from cancer of the distal rectum. Am J Epidemiol. 1995 Nov 01; 142(9):961-4.