Colorectal Cancer Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

The signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer are nonspecific thus the differential diagnosis is broad. The differential diagnosis of colorectal cancer includes but are not limited to:

• Colonic carcinoid tumors
• Diverticular disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Gastrointestinal lymphomas
• Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
• Metastases