Emergency management of colon adenocarcinoma in an adolescent female: A rare case report.

Key Clinical Message: Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) should be suspected in pediatric patients with a bowel obstruction in an emergency setting. Evidence-based surgical management with chemotherapy is crucial to prevent adverse outcomes.

Abstract: CRC should be suspected in pediatric patients presenting to the emergency with unspecified abdominal pain.

Lymph Node Harvest After Neoadjuvant Treatment for Rectal Cancer and Its Impact on Oncological Outcomes.

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of neoadjuvant treatment on nodal harvest after rectal cancer surgery and its impact on long-term oncological outcomes. A retrospective analysis of patients with rectal cancer who received curative intent treatment from 2002 to 2012 in our institution was performed. Data on various clinic-pathological and treatment details were recovered from the records.