Abstract:

Colon adenocarcinoma is rarely seen in patients under the age of 30 and it is presented as advanced disease and diagnosed in the late stages especially in pediatric age groups. Colorectal cancers have a worse prognosis in children and adolescents compared to adults. Younger patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage compared to adult patients. A 19-year-old male patient who was being investigated for the prediagnosis of tuberculosis and lymphoma for complaints of weight loss, fever, alteration in bowel functions, abdominal pain during a six-month period is presented in this report. The male patient had no known risk factors for colon cancer and colonoscopic biopsy result revealed mucinous adenocarcinoma. We aimed to present the findings of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography with review of the literature. Care should be exercised in the radiological evaluation of young patients with clinical findings and colon cancer should be kept in mind.

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