title: [Signet ring cell carcinoma of sigmoid colon in an adolescent patient. Report of a case].
abstract: We report the case of a female patient, sixteen years old who was diagnosed of signet ring cell carcinoma of sigmoid colon. We discuss the clinical presentation outstanding the early presentation of this unusual cancer.
authors.affiliation: Médico Anatomopatologo del Hospital III-ESSALUD.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Casavilca Zambrano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cisneros Gallegos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lem Arce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magallanes Maldonado
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents