Signet ring cell carcinoma is an epithelial malignancy characterized by the histologic appearance of signet ring cells. It is a form of adenocarcinoma, and it is most often found in the glandular cells of the stomach, but it may develop in other areas of the body. eg. the prostate, bladder, gallbladder, breast, colon, ovarian stroma and testis. It...
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A highly malignant type of cancer typically found in glandular cells that line the digestive organs. The cells resemble signet rings when examined under a microscope.
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<tumour> A poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma composed of cells with a cytoplasmic droplet of mucus that compresses the nucleus to one side along the cell membrane; arises most frequently in the stomach, occasionally in the large bowel or elsewhere. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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a highly malignant mucus-secreting tumor in which the cells are anaplastic, with nuclei displaced to one side by a globule of mucus (signet ring cells).
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma composed of cells with a cytoplasmic droplet of mucus that compresses the nucleus to one side along the cell membrane; arises most frequently in the stomach, occasionally in the large bowel or elsewhere.
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