Open AccessAdenosquamous carcinoma may have an inferior prognosis to signet ring cell carcinoma in patients with stages I and II gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Yuxin Chu,
Hongyun Gong,
Qinyong Hu,
Qingxu Song
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i1.101
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , adenosquamous carcinoma , cohort , oncology , proportional hazards model , propensity score matching , stage (stratigraphy) , population , signet ring cell carcinoma , carcinoma , gastroenterology , adenocarcinoma , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) is an exceedingly rare histological subtype. Gastric signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) is a unique subtype with distinct tumor biology and clinical features. The prognosis of gastric ASC vs SRC has not been well established to date. We hypothesized that further knowledge about these distinct cancers would improve the clinical management of such patients.