Advanced colonic carcinoma in children
| Autor: | A. M. Khan, C. M. Doig, A. P. Dickson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Adolescent Colorectal cancer Colon Rectum Adenocarcinoma Gastroenterology Internal medicine Carcinoma medicine Humans Barium enema Colonic Carcinoma medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Prognosis digestive system diseases Endoscopy Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure El Niño Colonic Neoplasms Female medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate medical journal. 73(857) |
| ISSN: | 0032-5473 |
| Popis: | Summary We report two cases of colorectal carcinoma in children with a delay in diagnosis due to the low index of suspicion of this pathology as the cause of presenting symptoms. We conclude that any child presenting with unexplained rectal bleeding and abdominal pain should be investigated with endoscopy and barium enema. |
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