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Lynch syndrome-associated colorectal cancer in a 16-year-old girl due to a de novo MSH2 mutation.
BMJ case reports - 1 Jul 2020
Zajo Kristin, Colace Susan I, Mouhlas Danielle, Erdman Steven H
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The diagnosis of paediatric colorectal cancer is an unusual finding often diagnosed at an advanced stage with associated poor survival. Paediatric colorectal cancer warrants investigation for hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes, including Lynch syndrome. Here we describe a 16-year-old girl who presented with a stage IIA mucinous adenocarcinoma of the descending colon (T3 N0 M0) treated by resection alone...
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