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The '''colon | The '''colon''' smell like poo... 'cause that's where poo comes from. This article also covers the '''rectum''' and '''cecum''' as both have a similar mucosa. | ||
An introduction to gastrointestinal pathology is found in the ''[[gastrointestinal pathology]]'' article. | It commonly comes to pathologists because there is a suspicion of [[colorectal cancer]] or a known history of [[inflammatory bowel disease]] (IBD). | ||
An introduction to gastrointestinal pathology is found in the ''[[gastrointestinal pathology]]'' article. The ''[[anus]]'' is dealt with in a separate article. | |||
Technically, the rectum and cecum are ''not'' part of the colon. Thus, inflammation of the rectum should be ''proctitis'' and inflammation of the cecum should be ''cecitis''. | |||
=Common clinical problems= | =Common clinical problems= | ||