Metastatic Colon Cancer in an 18-Year-Old without Predisposing Factors
Joint Authors
Mirchandani, Divya
Kulpa, Jolanta
Khawar, Nayaab
Kochin, Israel
Narula, Pramod
Sundaram, Revathy
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 with weight loss, iron deficiency, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, and change in bowel habits, or symptoms similar to acute appendicitis, the working diagnosis may be considered to be anorexia.
This case illustrates the importance of considering colon cancer among other disease entities as a cause of unintentional weight loss in adolescents.
While this is a rare occurrence in the pediatric population, significant unintentional weight loss with altered bowel habits should prompt a search for underlying malignancy—even in the absence of a positive family history or predisposing cancer syndromes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mirchandani, Divya& Kulpa, Jolanta& Khawar, Nayaab& Kochin, Israel& Narula, Pramod& Sundaram, Revathy. 2016. Metastatic Colon Cancer in an 18-Year-Old without Predisposing Factors. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102438
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mirchandani, Divya…[et al.]. Metastatic Colon Cancer in an 18-Year-Old without Predisposing Factors. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102438
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mirchandani, Divya& Kulpa, Jolanta& Khawar, Nayaab& Kochin, Israel& Narula, Pramod& Sundaram, Revathy. Metastatic Colon Cancer in an 18-Year-Old without Predisposing Factors. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102438
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102438