Author(s)

Amal Hamami^1*, Madiha Benhachem¹, Ayad Ghannam¹, Aziza El Ouali¹, Abdeladim Babakhouya¹, Noura Seghrouchni², Nassira Karich², Amal Bennani², Maria Rkain¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oujda, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco.
²Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Oujda, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco.

Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is a common pathology in the adult population but remains a very rare neoplasia in childhood with delayed diagnosis and advanced stage with grim prognosis that can be fatal, research regarding pediatric adenocarcinoma remain very rare. IT represents approximately 1% of pediatric neoplasms. It is usually associated with predisposing genetic factors; this pathology is closely linked with the inheritance of familial syndromes. The pediatric clinical presentations are nonspecific, with a grim prognosis. This review aimed to report a case of a 10-year-old girl who presented with constipation and hematochezia evolving since three months’ diagnosis with rectal adenocarcinoma.

Adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Cancer, Rare, Child, Grim Prognosis

Hamami, A. , Benhachem, M. , Ghannam, A. , Ouali, A. , Babakhouya, A. , Seghrouchni, N. , Karich, N. , Bennani, A. and Rkain, M. (2023) Hematochezia Revealing an Adenocacinoma. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 13, 428-431. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2023.133047.