Colorectal Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents - Case Reports and Literature Review

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Mathey Marina Pennella Carla Zubizarreta Pedro

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Mathey Marina
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hospital de Pediatría S.A.M.I.C. “Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan”, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A B S T R A C T

Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is extremely rare among pediatrics, particularly before puberty. It usually begins with nonspecific signs and symptoms, so the index of suspicion is low, consequently, the diagnosis may be delayed. Reports in the literature indicate that poor prognostic factors are more common in children than in adults, resulting in a worse outcome. Our objective is to report clinical profile, treatment and prognosis of CRC in children and adolescents admitted in our institution, and to perform a systematic review of reports in the bibliography.

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Case Series and Review of the Literature

Publication history

Received: Fri 22, Jul 2022
Accepted: Mon 15, Aug 2022
Published: Mon 12, Sep 2022

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© 2023 Mathey Marina. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2022.09.01