A 21-Year-Old Male With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Overview of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) has been on the rise since the start of the twenty-first century. While the etiology behind this increase remains unclear, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has decreased the recommended age to begin screening for CRC to 45 years. This case report reviews the literature on CRC in the young population while presenting a case of a 21-year-old male with early-onset metastatic colorectal cancer without a hereditary etiology.
Authors
- Wael Al‐Yaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-278X)
- Kevin Wenzke
- Stephanie Mackenzie
- Daniel Aintabi
- Jeffrey Berinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7631-9665)
Institutions
- Trinity Health (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Huron Gastro (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.76675
- Primary Topic
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00