Does radiotherapy prior to surgery improve long term prognosis in pediatric colorectal cancer in lower- and upper-middle income countries with limited resources? Our experience and literature review

Colorectal carcinoma in children and adolescents is extremely rare, with an annual incidence <0.3 cases per million, most frequently reported in the second decade of life. It accounts for severe morbidity and poor prognosis owing to the low index of suspicion, delayed diagnosis, advanced stage at...

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Main Authors: Yacoob Omar Carrim, Luvo Gaxa, Francisca van der Schyff, Nndweleni Meshack Bida, Fareed Omar, Zarina Lockhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110036217300754