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Query: UMLS:C0153690 (bone metastases)
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Bone metastases were confirmed in 48 patients after treatment of rectal cancer and occurred predominantly in the lumbar spine and pelvis. Most of the deposits were lytic and coexisted with widespread metastatic disease. Correspondingly, the median survival from diagnosis was only 4 months. The new prognostic classification for rectal cancer was applied to the original tumour specimens and categorized 23 of these tumours into group IV which confidently predicts a poor outcome compared with only eight by the method of Dukes.
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PMID:Bone metastases in carcinoma of the rectum: a clinical and pathological review. 279 96

Colorectal cancer is rare in children and adolescents. It is usually associated with predisposing genetic factors, aggressive histology, and poor prognosis. Two familial syndromes are best characterized, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and familial adenomatous polyposis. They are autosomal dominant inherited disorders. We report the case of a 14-year-old girl having a Dukes D adenocarcinoma of the rectum with peritoneal extension and bone metastases.
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PMID:[Adenocarcinoma of the rectum in a 14-year-old]. 1884 39