Metastatic Colon Cancer in an 18-Year-Old without Predisposing Factors

While colorectal carcinoma is a common gastrointestinal cancer in adults, it is rare in pediatrics with an incidence of 1 : 1,000,000 and represents a fraction of neoplasms encountered in children. Malignant neoplasms represent a major cause of mortality in the pediatric age group. While presenting...

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Main Authors: Divya Mirchandani, Jolanta Kulpa, Nayaab Khawar, Israel Kochin, Pramod Narula, Revathy Sundaram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7820367