Colorectal cancer in young patients: A case report

Rebelatto, Taiane Francieli; Bento, Luiza; Salla, Rafaela Fenalti; Ries, Lucas Pires Stocker; Almeida, Felipe Augusto Santiago de; Fior, Bárbara Rayanne; Marobin, Roberta; Restelatto, Luciane Maria Fabian; Wajner, Simone Magagnin

doi:10.4322/2357-9730.60684

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“…19 Colon cancer cases in adolescents are often diagnosed late because of their rare prevalence. 6,21,22 Based on this, it is necessary to pay attention to the symptoms of colon cancer in adolescents, proper physical examination, and available diagnostic testing facilities so that colon cancer in adolescents can be detected and treated immediately.…”

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Colorectal Cancer in a 17-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

Iswandi,

Asri,

Lihawa

et al. 2023

JMHSJ

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Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the fifth most common malignant neoplasm worldwide. Commonly found in adults, the adolescent population is scarce. Colorectal cancer diagnosed and treated late is potentially associated with the worst prognosis.Case: A 17-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital due to a distended abdomen and abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting that he had been experiencing seven days prior. The patient neither had a bowel movement nor flatus for the day. Abdominal ultrasound showed a regional intraluminal mass on the right upper quadrant with a suspicion of an appendical mass with a differential diagnosis of intussusception, colon tumor, and obstructive ileus. Acute abdominal series showed small bowel obstruction. When the surgery was performed, there was a tumor in the hepatic flexure of the colon. Histopathological examination revealed colon adenocarcinoma.Conclusion: The incidence of colorectal cancer in adolescents has increased. Right extended hemicolectomy was performed in this case, but the patient refused the chemotherapy. The patient was readmitted to the hospital five months later, was only given palliative therapy in the Intensive Care Unit, and died two weeks later. We believe that had the chemotherapy been performed, the patient might have had a better prognosis. This case report will help increase awareness among doctors and surgeons in including colorectal carcinoma as a differential diagnosis in adolescents so that it can shorten the delay in diagnosis, which in turn will endanger the patient's prognosis.Keywords: Colorectal cancer; Adenocarcinoma; Adolescents

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Colorectal Cancer in a 17-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

Iswandi,

Asri,

Lihawa

et al. 2023

JMHSJ

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“…But for patients under the age of 50 years, the incidence rate of CRC has increased in the past three decades [ 1 , 6 ]. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data from 1984 to 2020 showed that in the United States among those under the age of 50 years, there was a 2.6% annual increase in the incidence rate of CRC, with the greatest increase in CRC incidence rates seen among patients between ages of 20 and 34 years [ 1 , 7 ]. In the United States, young-onset CRC is the second leading cause of cancer among males and the fourth leading cause of cancer among females [ 1 , 8 ].…”

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Young-Onset Colon Cancer: A Case Report

Hashmi¹,

Shady²,

Atallah-Vinograd³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) which is diagnosed in patients under the age of 50 years is defined as young-onset CRC. There has been a substantial increase in the incidence and mortality of young-onset CRC in the past four decades and the patients have delayed diagnoses leading to the advanced stages of CRC at the time of diagnosis. Here we present a case of a 34-year-old male patient with colon cancer and a literature review on young-onset colon cancer to highlight the age-related disparities in CRC incidence and try to explore the possible causative factors for the rise in incidence and mortality in young patients due to CRC.

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Gastrointestinal carcinomas in young adults- Case series

Yadav,

Zaidi,

Irfan

et al. 2024

IJPO

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Gastrointestinal (GI) carcinomas is a term for group of cancers that affect the digestive system. This includes oesophageal, gallbladder, liver, pancreatic, stomach, and bowel cancers. Young-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) is defined as CRC that manifests in people under the age of 50 years. The incidence of CRC in young people has increased by 2% to 8% annually. Small bowel cancer is one of the rare types of cancer as its incidence accounts for less than 1% of all other types of cancer in the United States. Most of these tumors occur in older adults; > 90% of cases occur in people older than 40 years. Here, we are presenting four cases of young onset GI carcinomas. GI carcinomas is now being reported in younger population, therefore it is important to be aware of symptoms and risk factors in them. Here, we are presenting four cases of young onset GI carcinomas in female patients aged 22 and 24 and two male patients aged 21 and 32.

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Colorectal cancer in young patients: A case report

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Colorectal Cancer in a 17-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

Colorectal Cancer in a 17-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report

Young-Onset Colon Cancer: A Case Report

Gastrointestinal carcinomas in young adults- Case series

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