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Rectum

Known as: LARGE INTESTINE, RECTUM, Retto, Hemorrhoidal 
The terminal portion of the gastrointestinal tract, extending from the rectosigmoid junction to the anal canal.
National Institutes of Health

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Anaplastic Carcinoma of the RectumBenign neoplasm of rectumCarcinoma in situ of rectumChromoscopy

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Deafness nephritis ano rectal malformationPAROXYSMAL EXTREME PAIN DISORDER

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Segment of large intestine

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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Ulcerative colitis with relative sparing of the rectum
A series of 12 patients with relative sparing of the rectum in ulcerative colitis is analyzed. Half were recorded as having… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
New methodology for the isolation of Listeria microorganisms from heavily contaminated environments.
A new methodology was devised for the isolation of microorganisms of Listeria genus from heavily contaminated materials, by which… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Carcinoma of the colon and rectum complicating chronic ulcerative colitis
Patients with pancolonic chronic ulcerative colitis are at increased risk to develop carcinoma of the colon. Controversy… 
Review
1975
Review
1975
Treatment of obstructing cancer of the colon and rectum.
A review was made of 128 patients who had obstructing cancer of the colon and rectum. About one-third of the patients had… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
An experimental model for cancer of the colon and rectum. Intestinal carcinoma induced in the rat 1,2-dimethylhydrazine.
1,2-Dimethylhydrazine(DMH) was administered s.c. to a group of 20 inbred BD-IX rats at the dose of 15 mg/kg body weight, weekly… 
1972
1972
Juvenile Polyps of the Colon and Rectum
JUVENILE POLYPS of the colon and rectum, also called retention or inflammatory polyps, were described as a pathologic entity by… 
1967
1967
Semen collection in the squirrel monkey.
The first successful attempt to collect semen from monkeys was reported by Mastroianni & Manson (1963) using adult macaques. A… 
Review
1962
Review
1962
Leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma of the rectum
Introduct ion LEIOMYOMA a n d l e iomyosa rcoma of the r ec tum are rare tumors . T h e first r e p o r t of a l e i o m y o m a… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Osmotic regulation in mosquito larvae; the role of the Malpighian tubules.
1. The part played by the Malpighian tubules in the salt and water balance of Aedes aegypti larvae has been studied; the… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Carcinoma of colon and rectum; observations on Massachusetts General Hospital cases, 1937-1948.
TWO basically conflicting trends in the treatment of cancer of the colon and rectum are evident today. One school of surgeons…