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Characteristics in primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum, from clinicopathological observations.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Mar 1998
Sasaki S, Masaki T, Umetani N, Futakawa N, Ando H, Muto T
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BACKGROUND: The biological behavior of signet-ring cell carcinomas in colorectum tends to be worse than that of mucinous carcinomas. However, in previous studies, clinicopathological features of this disease have been somewhat ill-defined because various histological criteria of this disease were adopted. METHODS: We selected 11 cases of signet-ring cell carcinomas and 29 cases of mucinous carcinomas among 1595...
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