Mucinous carcinoma of rectosigmoid in a 15-year-old child: a case report.
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.
Sah
Shatrughan Prasad
SP
Department of Pathology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan, Nepal.
Jain
Bhupendra Kumar
BK
Lakhey
Mamta
M
Rani
Sudha
S
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*