Colon Mucosa

esta · Silver Member Joined: 26 Jun 2000 Posts: 271

Hi. My uncle was diagnosed with carcinoma. He said it means he has a colon cancer which started in the lining of large intestine. He calls these linings mucosa. What is mucosa? How is colon cancer treated? I am not convinced he has colon cancer. He suffers from diarrhea, abdominal pain, and he lost his weight.

genvieve · Silver Member Joined: 24 Dec 2001 Posts: 309

Hi. Mucous membranes, or mucosa, are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium. You can see mucosa at the nostrils, lips, ears, genital area and the anus. The symptoms of colon cancer include diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss, blood in the stool, anemia, and intestinal obstruction. Therapy depends on the stage of the cancer. Stage 0 can be treated by cutting out the lesion. For stages I, II and III, surgery is necessary to remove the cancer.

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