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DNA signature and occult blood in stool led to diagnosis of an early-onset metastatic rectal cancer in a young pregnant woman: a case report.

Josef van HeldenMoritz EidensJürgen FuhrländerRalf WeiskirchenDagfinn Øgreid
Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal oncology (2024)
This case report shows the importance of considering CRC as a possible diagnosis in young people. It also demonstrates the usefulness of multitarget stool testing that in this case led to the endoscopic confirmation of the diagnosis followed by an immediate start of potential life-saving treatment.
Keyphrases
  • early onset
  • case report
  • rectal cancer
  • late onset
  • small cell lung cancer
  • ultrasound guided
  • locally advanced
  • circulating tumor
  • risk assessment
  • circulating tumor cells