Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell
"Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma in which the nucleus is pressed to one side by a cytoplasmic droplet of mucus. It usually arises in the gastrointestinal system.
| Descriptor ID |
D018279
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.025.415 C04.557.470.590.415
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| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell" by people in Profiles.
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Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus with signet ring cell features portends a poor prognosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Dec; 96(6):1927-32.
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Prognostic implications of signet ring cell histology in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer. 2013 Sep 01; 119(17):3156-61.