Open AccessSIGNET RING CELL CARCINOMA IN A POLYP OF THE COLON
Author(s) -
Hamazaki Minora,
Kono Sumio,
Mimaya Jun'ichi,
Ishihara Akinori
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1987.tb02478.x
Subject(s) - signet ring cell carcinoma , pathology , signet ring cell , medicine , carcinoma , adenocarcinoma , cancer
Undifferentiated adenocarcinoma of the colon occurring in a 6‐year‐old boy was presented. The tumor characterized by the signet ring cell appearance developed in a polyp of the descending colon. The signet ring cell carcinoma is in general a rare morphologic form of colonic carcinoma. According to our review of the literature there have been described 16 patients under 10 years of age with colonic or rectal carcinoma, disclosing 2 cases of undifferentiated or signet ring cell carcinoma including the present case. In children, mucin producing adenocarcinoma is the most predominant type of colonic carcinoma, and 48% of the colonic carcinomas are of signet ring cell carcinoma in children under 17 years of age.