title: Colorectal cancer in children: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Compared to adults, colorectal carcinoma is rare in children and has poorer prognosis, due to delay in diagnosis, advanced stage at presentation and aggressive natural history. We describe a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the rectum in a eleven year old boy and review the literature regarding colorectal cancer in children. A high index of suspicion and an early diagnosis may lead to an improvement in the dismal prognosis of this disease in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, J K Lon Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology