Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager
Colorectal cancer is a rare disease in children. It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, meaning that these patients often require a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This is a case report of advanced cecal cancer in a teenager who was treated with cytoreductive surgery and long-term chemoth...
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| author | Shuji Nakamoto Kiyoshi Tanaka Eiichiro Watanabe Noriko Takeda Takatoshi Nakamura Yusuke Kumamoto |
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| description | Colorectal cancer is a rare disease in children. It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, meaning that these patients often require a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This is a case report of advanced cecal cancer in a teenager who was treated with cytoreductive surgery and long-term chemotherapy with molecular targeted agents.A previously healthy 15-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with a two-month history of abdominal pain and diarrhea. On physical examination, his abdomen was distended and a tender mass was palpable in the right lower quadrant. Laboratory data revealed severe anemia and elevated tumor markers. Computed tomography showed thickening of the cecal wall and multiple peritoneal nodules. He was diagnosed with advanced cecal cancer with peritoneal metastasis, and underwent right colectomy, followed by 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy with molecular targeted agents. However, his disease continued to progress, and the patient died 17 months after his initial diagnosis.The rarity of this disease means diagnosis is difficult and that there is little evidence on best treatment; therefore, more research is needed in these areas. Keywords: Colorectal cancer, Peritoneal carcinomatosis, Pediatrics |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03b873b4f4f84a188789b57a5a463c1f2022-12-22T00:51:04ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-03-0154Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenagerShuji Nakamoto0Kiyoshi Tanaka1Eiichiro Watanabe2Noriko Takeda3Takatoshi Nakamura4Yusuke Kumamoto5Department of Surgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Research and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan; Corresponding authorDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Research and Development Center for New Medical Frontiers, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan.Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Kitasato 1-15-1, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0374, JapanColorectal cancer is a rare disease in children. It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, meaning that these patients often require a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This is a case report of advanced cecal cancer in a teenager who was treated with cytoreductive surgery and long-term chemotherapy with molecular targeted agents.A previously healthy 15-year-old boy was referred to our hospital with a two-month history of abdominal pain and diarrhea. On physical examination, his abdomen was distended and a tender mass was palpable in the right lower quadrant. Laboratory data revealed severe anemia and elevated tumor markers. Computed tomography showed thickening of the cecal wall and multiple peritoneal nodules. He was diagnosed with advanced cecal cancer with peritoneal metastasis, and underwent right colectomy, followed by 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy with molecular targeted agents. However, his disease continued to progress, and the patient died 17 months after his initial diagnosis.The rarity of this disease means diagnosis is difficult and that there is little evidence on best treatment; therefore, more research is needed in these areas. Keywords: Colorectal cancer, Peritoneal carcinomatosis, Pediatricshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619303793 |
| spellingShingle | Shuji Nakamoto Kiyoshi Tanaka Eiichiro Watanabe Noriko Takeda Takatoshi Nakamura Yusuke Kumamoto Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| title | Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager |
| title_full | Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager |
| title_fullStr | Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager |
| title_short | Colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager |
| title_sort | colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis in a teenager |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619303793 |
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