Mucinous colorectal carcinoma in a 17-Year-old male: A diagnosis with low clinical index of suspicion

Yahaya, James J.; Msokwa, Edward K.; Mremi, A.

dc.creator	Yahaya, James J.
dc.creator	Msokwa, Edward K.
dc.creator	Mremi, A.
dc.date	2020-08-27T06:16:52Z
dc.date	2020-08-27T06:16:52Z
dc.date	2019
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:01:36Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:01:36Z
dc.identifier	Yahaya, J. J., Msokwa, E. K., & Mremi, A. (2019). Mucinous Colorectal Carcinoma in a 17-Year-Old Male: A Diagnosis with Low Clinical Index of Suspicion. Case reports in pediatrics, 2019.
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6371579
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2441
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2441
dc.description	Full-text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6371579
dc.description	Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is commonly found in adults. CRC in the pediatric population is extremely rare. Usually, CRC is diagnosed in children at an advanced stage due to a low clinical index of suspicion. Mucinous type of CRC and its signet ring variant are the most common histological types which carry very poor clinical outcomes. This paper reports a 17-year-old male who presented with mild pallor and a 3-month history of abdominal pain accompanied with a mass on the left lower quadrant, and it was then confirmed histologically to be mucinous CRC of signet ring variant. This paper will help to raise awareness among the physicians and paediatricians in including CRC in the preliminary workouts for the purpose of shortening the delay for diagnosis which in turn would compromise the prognosis of the patients.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Hindawi
dc.subject	Mucinous Colorectal Carcinoma
dc.subject	17-Year-Old Male
dc.subject	Colorectal Carcinoma
dc.subject	CRC
dc.subject	Carcinoma
dc.subject	Pediatric
dc.subject	Diagnosis
dc.title	Mucinous colorectal carcinoma in a 17-Year-old male: A diagnosis with low clinical index of suspicion
dc.type	Article