Primary Signet-ring Cell Carcinoma of the Cecum

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Keimyung Medical Journal 2012;31(1):120-125.

Seok Joo Lee; Yu Na Kang

Abstract

Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of colon is rare. We report a primary cecal signet-ring cell carcinoma of 50-year-old man. He was admitted to emergency department with a complaint of abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) images demonstrated irregular wall thickening involving cecum and proximal ascending colon. After right hemicolectomy; the large ulcerating mass revealed diffuse neoplastic proliferation of signet-ring cells in the whole layers of the cecum.

Key Words: Cecum, Colon, Signet-ring cell carcinoma

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