Title
Colorectal cancer in children: report of three cases
Other title
[Cáncer colorrectal en niños: reporte de tres casos]
Date Issued
01 July 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is extremely infrequent in children and adolescents. There is little information about this entity, mainly case reports and review articles. We describe three cases of children with poor-differentiated colorectal carcinoma and advanced disease at onset. The presenting symptoms were abdominal pain and constipation, with a median of latency of symptoms of 4-48 months. None of these patients had operable disease at onset; having a disease progression despite therapy in two cases. This study reaffirms poor prognosis of pediatric CRC, probably due to an aggressive tumoral biology and advanced stage at diagnosis. Therapeutic guidelines are based in adult treatment; therefore, efforts should be made to improve tools in early diagnosis and future therapies for a better survival in childhood.
Start page
243
End page
246
Volume
34
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85017297404
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterologia del Peru : organo oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
ISSN of the container
1609722X
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