title: Colonic cancer in young adults--a report of two cases.
abstract: Colonic carcinoma in young adults are rare and has a higher mortality and morbidity because of poor histological type and delay in diagnosis. We are reporting two cases of mucinous adenocarcinoma of caecum and sigmoid colon in young males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka. dr_kprabhakar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalyani
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Prathima
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rupnarayan
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Srikantia
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male