CARE--pediatric colon adenocarcinoma: a case report and literature review comparing differences in clinical features between children and adult patients

Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Feb;94(6):e503. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000000503.

Abstract

Colon carcinoma is a rare disease in the pediatric population. Here is a report on a 17-year-old male adolescent with colon adenocarcinoma who presented with recurrent epigastric colic pain for 1 month. Diagnostic laparoscopic surgery revealed a 3.2 × 3 cm tumor at the ascending colon, with serosal involvement and peritoneal metastasis. Clinical differences of colorectal carcinoma among children and adults are reviewed and summarized.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child, Preschool
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed