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... What if my report mentions cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon,
descending colon, sigmoid colon, or rectum? The ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/understandingyourpathologyreport/colonpathology/colon-polyps-sessile-or-traditional-serrated-adenomas

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... What if my report mentions cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon,
descending colon, sigmoid colon, or rectum? The ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/understandingyourpathologyreport/colonpathology/invasive-adenocarcinoma-of-the-colon

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... What if my report mentions cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon,
descending colon, sigmoid colon, or rectum? The ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/understandingyourpathologyreport/colonpathology/adenocarcinoma-starting-in-a-colon-polyp

Cancer Glossary

... sigmoid colon Search [sig-moyd ko-lun]. the fourth section of the colon. ... See
also colon, polyp, rectum, sigmoid colon, sigmoidoscopy. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=s

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... A sigmoid colostomy (Figure 7) is made in the sigmoid colon, and located
just a few inches lower than a descending colostomy. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/ostomies/colostomyguide/colostomy-types-of-colostomies

Cancer Glossary

... end of the transverse (crosswise) section and continues downward on the
left side of the abdomen (belly) before connecting with the sigmoid colon. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=d

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... Descending or sigmoid colon – the contents become more formed. This
section does down the left side of the body to the rectum. ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/ostomies/colostomyguide/colostomy-normal-digestive-system

What is colorectal cancer?

... The fourth and last section is known as the sigmoid colon because
of its "S" or "sigmoid" shape. The waste matter that is ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/detailedguide/colorectal-cancer-what-is-colorectal-cancer

Cancer Glossary

... sigmoid colon Search [sig-moyd ko-lun]. the fourth section of the colon. ... See
also colon, polyp, rectum, sigmoid colon, sigmoidoscopy. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=S

What is colorectal cancer?

... The fourth and last section is known as the sigmoid colon because
of its "S" or "sigmoid" shape. The waste matter that is ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/colonandrectumcancer/moreinformation/colonandrectumcancerearlydetection/colorectal-cancer-early-detection-what-is-crc