title: Adenocarcinoma of the colon in a child.
abstract: A rare case of a 10 year old boy presenting with history of lower GI bleeding for one year and acute intestinal obstruction was diagnosed as adenocarcinoma of the colon on exploration. One year follow-up after radical colectomy did not show any recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Paediatric Surgery, KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay, Maharashtra.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Pikale
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Birmole
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Borwankar
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002648:Child; D003082:Colectomy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate