Colorectal Cancer in a 14-Year-Old Boy with No Apparent Risk Factors: A Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.59058/jaimc.2025.23.1.275Keywords:
Colorectal cancer, colonoscopy, adenocarcinoma, rectosigmoid junction, chronic constipation, early onset colorectal carcinoma, chemotherapyAbstract
A case of a 14-year-old boy from a rural background, with no family history and no clinically appreciable
genetic predisposition, unresolving constipation, abdominal cramps and per rectal bleeding diagnosed with
Stage T2b cancer of rectosigmoid junction on biopsy obtained from endoscopy and staged with Magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). Early diagnosis was made, and patient was treated with chemotherapy as it has
good prognosis, stressing upon the advantage of endoscopy in early diagnosis.
Key Words: Colorectal cancer, colonoscopy, adenocarcinoma, rectosigmoid junction, chronic constipation,
early onset colorectal carcinoma, chemotherapy
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Copyright (c) 2025 Muhammad Saud Iqbal, Ammarah Afzal, Usama Ahmad Butt, Zaubaria Shehar Bano, Farooq Ahmad Rana (Author)
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