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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 1998 | Volume
: 44
| Issue : 2 | Page : 40-2 |
Primary linitis plastica of the rectosigmoid in a thirteen year old boy.
S Prasad, T Patankar, TT Zakaria, Z Patankar
Department of Radiology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India. , India
Correspondence Address:
S Prasad
Department of Radiology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India.
India
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PMID: 0010703568 
Childhood malignant neoplasms of the gut are extremely rare. The reported incidence of colorectal cancers in patients under 20 years of age is 1 in 10 million. The low index of suspicion for this tumour in children results in advanced disease at diagnosis and subsequently a poor prognosis. A rare case of a primary linitis plastica of the rectum occurring in a 13 year old boy is reported with review of pertinent literature.
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