title: Mucinous carcinoma of rectosigmoid in a 15-year-old child: a case report.
abstract: A 15-year-old girl with Duke's B mucinous carcinoma of the rectosigmoid was treated with surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. The patient is alive and has been disease-free for 15 months. Colorectal carcinoma is extremely rare in children and adolescents. Adenocarcinoma of colon is a virulent disease in children and has a poor prognosis. This is because of the poor histological characteristics and difficulty in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Shatrughan Prasad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sah
authors.forename: Bhupendra Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakhey
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rani
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology*