Mucinous carcinoma of the rectum in a boy presenting with bloody diarrhea.
Colorectal carcinoma, primarily a disease of adulthood, accounts for 0.2% of malignancies in adolescents and has very rarely been reported in childhood. Herein, we report a 15-year-old boy who presented with rectal bleeding, lower abdominal pain, and diarrhea. His physical examination revealed tender abdomen with hepatomegaly. A hard mass was palpated by digital rectal examination. Histologic examination revealed a mucinous rectal adenocarcinoma. He died 4 months after diagnosis. This case highlights the need for awareness of colorectal carcinomas and their invasive nature in the differential diagnosis of rectal bleeding and diarrhea in adolescents.
Ataseven
Hilmi
H
Department of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. hilmiataseven@mynet.com
Yüksel
Ilhami
I
Arhan
Mehmet
M
Köklü
Seyfettin
S
Başar
Omer
O
Ertuğrul
Ibrahim
I
Saşmaz
Nurgül
N
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed