Dukes A colorectal cancer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002611",
  "term": "Dukes A colorectal cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Cancer has formed in the mucosa (innermost layer) of the colon and/or rectum wall and has spread to the submucosa (layer of tissue next to the mucosa) or to the muscle layer of the colon and/or rectum wall. Also called stage I colorectal cancer.",
  "synonyms": [
    "stage I colorectal cancer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/dukes-a-colorectal-cancer/"
}