| Signet ring cell carcinoma | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
A metastatic signet ring cell carcinoma that arose from the breast. H&E stain. |
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| ICD-O: | M8490/3 |
| MeSH | D018279 |
Signet ring cell carcinoma is an epithelial malignancy characterized by the histologic appearance of signet ring cells.
It is a form of adenocarcinoma.[1]
Signet ring cells resemble signet rings because a large vacuole full of mucin displaces the nucleus to the periphery.
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