Table 2: Systematic literature review of case reports.
Author |
n |
Age (y) |
Family History of CRC or Genetic Syndromes |
Pathology |
Stage |
Survival/ Comments |
Mathey, 2021, Argentina |
15 |
< 20 (r:11-19) |
2 history of HGG (1 NF1) 1 Crohn 1 UC |
Mucinous: 9 Signet-ring cells: 5 Poorly differentiated: 6 |
Dukes C/D: 14 M1: 9 |
2 pts alive |
Cortez-Pinto, 2019, Portugal [29] |
5 |
< 18 (r:9-17)
|
4/5 had family history of cancer in 2nd-degree
relatives (2 CRC history) No MSI or MMRD |
3/5 signet ring cells/mucinous histology |
|
|
Khan SA, 2016, USA [7] |
94 |
<30 (r:11-30) |
Family history in 43% (vs. 26% in adults) |
Poorly differentiated 37% Signet-ring cells 13% Advanced stages 76% |
|
OS 5-y 40-48% (vs. 70-81%) compared with adults |
Poles GC, 2015, USA [16] |
918 (SEER) |
<21 |
FAP 2.6% (p<0.001) compared with adults |
Signet-ring cells 15.4% Mucinous 17.5% Poorly differentiated 30% |
Stages III-IV 62% (vs. 37%) |
|
Weber ML, 2016, German [17] |
31 |
≤18 |
11 pts: 8 HNPCC - 1 FAP - 2 other |
|
|
OS 100% vs 36-50% without Genetic Syndromes 6 pts developed other malignancies: 3 NHL-T, 3
Glioblastoma |
Du F, 2015, China [8] |
19 |
10-20 |
MMRD in 2 of 9 pts analyzed |
Signet-ring cells 37% Mucinous 26% |
Stages: III 52.6% y IV 26.3%. Nodes + 89%. |
OS 5-y 23% |
Rahman M, 2014, Bangladesh [18] |
7 |
6-10 |
2 FAP |
2 Signet-ring cells 5 Poorly differentiated |
Dukes Stages: 4 pts D, 1 pt By 2 pts A (both with
FAP) |
|
Kaplan MA, 2013, Turkey [1] |
76
|
<25 |
15 family history of CRC (21.7%) 5 (6.8%) APC |
|
|
OS 16.3 m (r: 1-107 m). |
Tay CH, 2012, Taiwan [19] |
8 |
0-18 |
- |
|
87.5% Dukes stages C/D |
25% CEA high level. |
Sultan I, 2010, Jordan, SEER [2] |
159 |
4-20 |
10% APC |
Mucinous 22%. Signet-ring cells 18%. Poorly differentiated / undifferentiated 31.9%. |
Localized 19% |
OS 5-y 40% vs 60% adults |
Salas-Valverde S, 2009, Costa Rica [13] |
11 |
7-17 |
2 APC, 1 Turner syndrome |
Mucinous 64% |
|
0 Dukes A and 2 Dukes B: alive 9 Dukes C/D: OS: < 17 m Delay in diagnosis: 6 days -1 y (media: 3.9 m). |
Ferrari A, 2008, Italy [9] |
27 |
<30 |
3 pts MSI (1 family history of HNPCC) vs. 6 FAP + 5 HNPCC in adults |
|
Stages III-IV 86% vs 40% in adults |
Delay in diagnosis: 1-12 m. PFS 5-y 18% and OS 5-y 23% vs. PFS 62.5% and OS
73% in adults. |
Hill DA, 2007, USA [3] |
77 |
7-19 |
1 FAP, 6 juvenile polyps, 1 UC, 1 NF1, 2 history
of irradiation because of RMS. 3 pts 2nd malignancy |
Mucinous 62% |
Advanced stages 86%, M1 51%. |
OS 10-y: 20.1%; EFS 10-y: 17.7%. 21% pts alive with medial survival of 12.2 y. |
Kravarusic D, 2007, Israel [20] |
7 |
2-18 |
- |
4 Mucinous +/- Signet-ring cells |
|
Delay in diagnosis 2-12m 3 pts alive |
Durno C, 2005, Canada [21] |
16 |
9-24 |
8/11 MSI 6/14 CMMRD 1 CMMRD: homozygous MLH-1 - brother (11y) with
duodenal adenocarcinoma |
|
|
7/16 developed 2nd malignancies |
Chantada GL, 2005, Argentina [5] |
21 |
10-30 |
3 family history of CRC |
|
Pts <20 years old: Staged III and IV |
11/14 died OS 5-y 10% vs. 72% in adults Delay in diagnosis: 2-24 m |
Radhakrisshnan CN, 2003, England [22] |
8 |
<16 |
- |
Poorly differentiated 50% |
All Dukes stage C |
All died (1-12 m from diagnosis) |
Vastyan AM, 2001, Hungary / UK [14] |
7 |
<15 (r:9-15) |
1: 2nd malignancy (Astrocytoma previous) 1: later
presented 2nd malignancy (AML) |
5/7 aggressive histological |
5 Dukes stage C 2 Dukes stage D *1 case: metastasis in ovaries (Kruckenberg
tumors) |
6 pts died (6m-5y from diagnosis) Delay in diagnosis: 1-12 m (media 4 m) |
Datta RV, 2000, USA [11]/ La Quardia
MP, 1992, USA [10]. |
29 |
<21 |
7 family histories of CRC 1 HNPCC 1 FAP 1 UC 6/16 MSI 1 previous irradiation because of Wilms´ tumor |
Signet-ring cells 45%. Poorly differentiated 24%.
|
76%: lymph node involvement 24 % metastasis.
|
Median delay in diagnosis: 2 m OS 3-y: 24%. Median OS: 16 m If complete resection: median OS 33 m |
Karnak I, 1999, Turkey [23] |
20 |
<16 (r:7-16) |
3 family histories of CRC 1 Bloom Syndrome |
16/20 (80%) Mucinous |
|
100% advanced stage (35% Dukes C, 65% Dukes D) 17/20 died Delay in diagnosis: 2-15 days in Acute surgical
abdomen; 1-24m in other clinical presentations. |
Steinberg, 1988, USA [24] |
9 |
10-20 |
1 Turcot syndrome |
6 Poorly differentiated or Mucinous
|
|
5 pts delayed diagnosis (>3 m, median delay in
diagnosis 11,6 m): 2 pts Dukes C and 3 pts Dukes D, median OS 4 m. 4 pts early diagnosis (median 20 days): 3 Dukes C
and 1 Dukes D, median OS 24 m. |
Andersson, 1976, Sweden [25] |
6 |
< 15 |
- |
|
|
2 pts Acute surgical abdomen All died. Longest survival 3y9m |
Chabalco, 1975, USA [26] |
76 |
<20 |
1 family CRC 4 FAP- 3 UC - 1 colitis granulomatous 1: Mangioendothelioma 1: Astrocytoma previous (Turcot syndrome) |
32% Mucinous. |
|
|
Brown, 1992, South Africa [15] |
7 |
10-15 |
- |
5 Mucinous 4 Poorly differentiated 2 Signet-ring cells. |
|
4 pts initial diagnosis: Acute surgical abdomen Delay in diagnosis 4.5m (r:2-6 m). |
Lamego CMB, 1989, Brazil [27] |
11 |
6-15 |
1 FAP |
8 pts Mucinous |
7 pts stages III and IV. 5 pts metastasis |
Delay in diagnosis: 2-360 days |
Goldthorn JF, 1983, Taiwan [28] |
7 |
11-20 |
3 pts with predisposition (FAP o UC) |
1 Mucinous |
3 pts Dukes stage D |
5 pts died |
Indini, 2017, Italy [12] |
12 |
< 18 |
2 pts MMRD. |
5 Poorly differentiated 4 Mucinous 2 pts Signet-ring cells |
All stages II/IV 6 pts metastasis. |
6 pts alive with survival of 51.7 m 6 pts disease progression OS of 17 m (r:3-34 m) Delay in diagnosis: 1-12 m |
Pts:
Patients; y: Years; m: Months; HGG: High Grade Glioma; FAP: Familial
Adenomatous Polyposis; HNPCC: Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer; MMRD:
Mismatch Repair Deficiency; CRC: Colorectal Carcinoma; APC: Adenomatous
Polyposis Coli gene; MHL-1 + MSH-2 ; UC: Ulcerative Colitis; NF1: Neurofibromatosis
type 1; RMS: Rhabdomyosarcoma; MSI: Microsatellite Instability; CMMRD:
Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency; LMA: Acute Myeloid Leukemia; OS:
Overall Survival ; NHL: Non Hodgkin Lymphoma; PFS: Progression-Free Survival;
M1: Metastasis to distant organs; EFS: Event Free Survival.