Malignant tumours of the colon and rectum in patients aged 30 and younger
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In vitro Organoid Culture of Primary Mouse Colon Tumors
Published on: May 17, 2013
Abstract:
Hospital records of the 27 patients, aged 30 years or younger, with carcinoma of the colon or rectum diagnosed 1969--1970, were reviewed. Predisposing diseases were found in 12 cases, 10 of these did not survive 5 years. Of 15 patients without predisposing disease 9 survived 5 years. The material is small but the prognosis does not seem to be worse in young patients with colonic cancer compared to elderly, provided the tumour has not developed from a predisposing disease. In such cases an early prophylactic operation must always be considered.
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