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Development of metachronous rectal cancers in a young man with dyskeratosis congenita: a case report.

Motoko WatanabeGou YamamotoKenji FujiyoshiYoshito AkagiMiho KakutaYoji NishimuraKiwamu Akagi
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2019)
Our patient developed rectal cancer at an early age of onset compared with the previously reported typical onset age of patients with dyskeratosis congenita. DKC1 might be involved in predisposition to colorectal cancer in young adulthood; therefore, appropriate surveillance may be considered.
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