Adenocarcinoma of the colon in children: Case series and mini-review of the literature

Colon cancer is extremely rare in children. This article reports three cases of adenocarcinoma of the colon. A 12-year-old boy, a 13-year-old boy, and a 13-year-old girl presented with constipation and abdominal enlargement over a two-month duration. Abdominal ultrasound and barium enema confirmed a...

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Main Authors: Youssef Al-Tonbary, Ahmad Darwish, Ahmad El-Hussein, Ashraf Fouda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-03-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387613000058