sigmoid colon, rectosigmoid colon, and rectum. The researchers identified 39 significantly altered metabolites in tumors and 70 in normal mucosa, between the regions, uncovering considerable inter ...

right (cecum and ascending colon), mid-colon (transverse and descending) and rectosigmoid, on a five-point scale (0–4). Total score (0–14) is obtained by adding the scores for individual ...