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Colorectal carcinoma

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Two rare cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma seen during the last 3 years in children under 10 years of age are reported. To improve survival, emphasis is given on its early diagnosis by a thorough examination and investigation of the child in every case of prolonged bleeding per rectum, diarrhoea and other non specific abdominal symptoms.

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  1. Sunil Kothari, Girish Prabhakar & V. B. Kalra

    Present address: Department of Pediatric Surgery, S. P. Medical College and Associated Group of Hospitals, Bikaner, Rajasthan

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    Kothari, S., Prabhakar, G. & Kalra, V.B. Colorectal carcinoma. Indian J Pediatr 65, 913–916 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831362

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