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Primary signet‐ring carcinoma of the large bowel report of nine cases
Author(s) -
Giacchero Aurora,
Aste Hugo,
Baracchini Patrizia,
Conio Massimo,
Fulcheri Ezio,
Lapertosa Gabriella,
Tanzi Rita
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19851201)56:11<2723::aid-cncr2820561137>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , carcinoma , signet ring cell carcinoma , signet ring cell , gastroenterology , stage (stratigraphy) , survival rate , mucin , pathology , cancer , paleontology , biology
Nine cases of signet‐ring carcinoma have been observed from among 800 consecutive histologic cases diagnosed as adenocarcinoma of the colon during a period of 10 years (0.9%). This group of nine patients (Group A) has been matched for sex, age, and stage with a group of 45 patients affected by oridinary carcinoma of the colon (Group B). Clinical and histologic parameters, including symptoms, primary tumor site, free interval from primary surgery, histochemical investigation of intracytoplasmic mucins, and survival, were evaluated. The results of this investigation showed no clinical differences between signet‐ring carcinoma and ordinary carcinoma, and no statistically significant results were observed regarding the frequency of local recurrence and actuarial survival.