title: Adenocarcinoma of the colon as a second malignancy in a child.
abstract: Solid tumors as second malignancies are not common in children who have been managed for lymphoproliferative disorders. We report a case of adenocarcinoma (AC) of the colon as a second malignancy in a patient who was on maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). In children, primary AC of the colon is very rare; colonic AC occurring as a second malignancy in a child is rarer still. A case of AC of the colon following chemotherapy for ALL has not yet been published.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai Medical College, Egmore, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabakaran
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Senthilnathan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venkatadesikalu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sridharan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy