Cutaneous Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma
2001; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 23; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/00000372-200108000-00009
ISSN1533-0311
AutoresCarmen González-Lois, José Luis Rodríguez‐Peralto, Rosario Serrano‐Pardo, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Fernando López‐Ríos,
Tópico(s)Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
ResumoPrimary cutaneous signet-ring cell carcinoma (CSRCC) is a very unusual but distinctive clinicopathologic entity. It is defined as a diffuse malignant epithelial neoplasia localized in dermis and subcutis without epidermal involvement, showing variable amounts of signet ring cells, without evidence of a visceral adenocarcinoma. We report a case of CSRCC in a 70-year-old man along with its histologic and ultrastructural characteristics, and review of previous cases. We describe their main diagnostic features and discuss its wide differential diagnosis.
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