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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2013; 19(15): 2437-2440
Published online Apr 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i15.2437
Published online Apr 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i15.2437
Fifteen-year-old colon cancer patient with a 10-year history of ulcerative colitis
Seung Yeon Noh, Seung Young Oh, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
Soo-Hong Kim, Hyun-Young Kim, Sung-Eun Jung, Kwi-Won Park, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul 110-744, South Korea
Author contributions: Noh SY, Oh SY, Kim SH, Kim HY, Jung SE and Park KW contributed equally to this work; Noh SY, Oh SY, Kim SH, Kim HY, Jung SE and Park KW designed the research; Noh SY, Oh SY, Kim SH, Kim HY and Park KW performed the research; Noh SY and Oh SY wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Kwi-Won Park, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, 101 Daehak-Ro Jongno-Gu, Seoul 110-744, South Korea. pedsurg@snu.ac.kr
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Received: October 30, 2012
Revised: January 31, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 21, 2013
Processing time: 171 Days and 9.8 Hours
Revised: January 31, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 21, 2013
Processing time: 171 Days and 9.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is regarded as one of the important risk factors of colorectal cancer. Several cases of colorectal cancer with pediatric IBD have been reported. However, this case is noticeable in that the onset of disease in the patient was at a relatively young age and the duration of illness was rather short, even though the patient was given continuous medication and regular follow-ups. Therefore, this case highlights the importance the early diagnosis of the disease with a high level of awareness in children with a history of predisposing factors.