Colonic Adenocarcinoma at Advanced Stage in Adolescence: Report of 2 Cases

Background. Carcinoma of colon is rare in children and adolescents. The staging criteria of the carcinoma is the same as those for adults. However, the pathogenetic background in pediatric cases is different from adults and usually involves mismatch repair gene mutations or familial polyposis syndro...

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Main Authors: Divya S. Vundamati, Xiuxu Chen, Vivekanand Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1848367