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

Divya S VundamatiXiuxu Chen Vivekanand Singh

Published in: Case reports in pathology (2020)

Colonic carcinoma occurring in pediatric patients should prompt a work-up for mismatch repair gene mutation status. Despite higher stage of presentation, some of the pediatric patients may respond favorably to chemotherapy and surgical resection.

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