Case Report Unsuspected and widespread colon cancer in a young woman

Liver and lung metastasis and local lymph node invasion are reported in a 26-year-old Brazilian woman with an asymptomatic colon cancer. She was admitted complaining of right upper quadrant pain, and the diagnostic procedures revealed an unsuspected adenocarcinoma (stage IV) in the descending colon....

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Autores principales:	dos Santos,Vitorino Modesto, de Carvalho,Elaine Pereira Barbiéri, Cortes,Jacira de Azevedo, Osterne,Ernesto Misael Cintra
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2008
Materias:	Colonic neoplasms Lymphatic metastasis Neoplasm metastasis
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topic	Colonic neoplasms Lymphatic metastasis Neoplasm metastasis
spellingShingle	Colonic neoplasms Lymphatic metastasis Neoplasm metastasis dos Santos,Vitorino Modesto de Carvalho,Elaine Pereira Barbiéri Cortes,Jacira de Azevedo Osterne,Ernesto Misael Cintra Case Report Unsuspected and widespread colon cancer in a young woman
description	Liver and lung metastasis and local lymph node invasion are reported in a 26-year-old Brazilian woman with an asymptomatic colon cancer. She was admitted complaining of right upper quadrant pain, and the diagnostic procedures revealed an unsuspected adenocarcinoma (stage IV) in the descending colon. This malignancy is more frequent in patients older than 40 years, but it usually follows a more aggressive course in young people. Late detection of colon cancer usually results in worst prognosis
author	dos Santos,Vitorino Modesto de Carvalho,Elaine Pereira Barbiéri Cortes,Jacira de Azevedo Osterne,Ernesto Misael Cintra
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title	Case Report Unsuspected and widespread colon cancer in a young woman
title_short	Case Report Unsuspected and widespread colon cancer in a young woman
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title_sort	case report unsuspected and widespread colon cancer in a young woman
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Case Report Unsuspected and widespread colon cancer in a young woman

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