CARCINOMA OF THE COLON IN YOUNGSTERS - A REPORT OF 3 CASES

Authors
GIPS M WOLLOCH Y
Citation
M. Gips et Y. Wolloch, CARCINOMA OF THE COLON IN YOUNGSTERS - A REPORT OF 3 CASES, Israel journal of medical sciences, 29(11), 1993, pp. 730-732
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Israel journal of medical sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
00212180
Volume
29
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
730 - 732
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2180(1993)29:11<730:COTCIY>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Three youngsters aged 12, 16, and 18 years underwent surgery for carci noma of the colon, a very rare occurrence in this age-group. In all th ree patients the prominent feature was a marked delay in diagnosis and treatment, as reflected in the advanced pathological stage of the tum ors (Dukes' C and D). An increased awareness of the possible occurrenc e of this type of tumor in young patients, and the resultant earlier d iagnosis, are the only means for improving the prognosis.