colorectal tumor surface area measurement benign colorectal tumor surface area measurement 2013-09-26T12:24:03Z A measurement of the two-dimensional extent of a planar region comprising the superficial or external aspect of one or more benign colorectal tumors, abnormal growths of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells and serving no physiological function, which are generally stable, treatable, circumscribed (that is, not displaying invasiveness or metastasis), and in a relatively normal state of differentiation, and which occur in the large intestine, the distal portion of the alimentary canal, especially in the colon and/or rectum, the segment of the large intestine between the cecum and the anal canal. CMO:0001799 JSmith MESH:D015179 RDO:9000030 VT:0010901 benign colorectal neoplasm surface area measurement clinical_measurement_ontology colorectal adenoma surface area measurement