Colorectal cancer differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.

Colorectal Cancer Differential Diagnosis

Colorectal cancer should be differentiated from the following:

• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Diverticulosis
• Ischemic colitis
• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Ulcerative Colitis
• Crohn Disease

• Infectious colitis
• Hemorrhoids
• Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
• Carcinoid/neuroendocrine tumors
• Small intestine carcinomas
• Gastrointestinal lymphoma
• Ileus

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