Pediatric Colorectal Cancer: Case Report

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) predominately affects adults over the age of 50, however it occasionally occurs in young patients. Case: This case observes presentation and management a 14-year-old African American male (AAM) who presented to emergency department with two-week history insidious onset RLQ abdominal pain. Evaluation suspected small bowel obstruction computed tomography raised alarm for mass lesion causing obstruction. Subsequent barium enema, colonoscopy, histological analysis diagnosed colorectal cancer. The patient then underwent surgery, chemotherapy, radiation stage IIIc CRC. Conclusion: We use this argue development genetic panel that can screen high-risk mutations so detected patients pursue early frequent screening protocols such as colonoscopy. demonstrate importance intervention by discussing prognosis are discovered after change habits.