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Colonic metastasis of diffuse signet ring cells gastric carcinoma
Author/s | Reyes Díaz, María Luisa
Torres Arcos, Cristina Oliva Mompean, Fernando Curado Soriano, Antonio Lizarralde Gómez, Claudio José Cuaresma Soriano, Francisco |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Cirugía |
Publication Date | 2012-08 |
Deposit Date | 2024-05-16 |
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Abstract | Dear Editor,
The gastric cancer, despite its remarkable decline in incidence (1), still remains as one of the leading causes of death around the world (2) (7.2 to 20 deaths per 105 inhabitants per year) (3). The diffuse ... Dear Editor, The gastric cancer, despite its remarkable decline in incidence (1), still remains as one of the leading causes of death around the world (2) (7.2 to 20 deaths per 105 inhabitants per year) (3). The diffuse type (according to Lauren's classification) with signet ring cells occasional presence, is less frequent but with worse prognosis than the intestinal, both commonly spread out via haematic and lymphatic (40-60%), (4), and being able to affect organs such as the liver (35-50%), lung (9-22%), bone (1,9%), and central nervous system (0,5-2%); being exceptional, without references, the involvement of other organs such as the colon, as in the case of the patient we report. |
Citation | Reyes Díaz, M.L., Torres Arcos, C., Oliva Mompean, F., Curado Soriano, A., Lizarralde Gómez, C.J. y Cuaresma Soriano, F. (2012). Colonic metastasis of diffuse signet ring cells gastric carcinoma. Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, 104 (8), 442-443. https://doi.org/10.4321/S1130-01082012000800012. |
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