Colorectal cancer in children: case report and review of literature
Sharma, A.K.; Gupta, C.R.
Tropical Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 22(1): 36-39
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0250-636X PMID: 11398246 Document Number: 6375
Compared to adults, colorectal carcinoma is rare in children and has poorer prognosis, due to delay in diagnosis, advanced stage at presentation and aggressive natural history. We describe a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum in a eleven year old boy and review the literature regarding colorectal cancer in children. A high index of suspicion and an early diagnosis may lead to an improvement in the dismal prognosis of this disease in children.
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