Adenocarcinoma of the colon as a second malignancy in a child.
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.
Prabakaran
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Chennai Medical College, Egmore, India.
Senthilnathan
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Venkatadesikalu
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Prasad
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Sridharan
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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