[Signet ring cell colorectal carcinom - case report]

Rozhl Chir. 2015 Aug;94(8):333-6.
[Article in Czech]

Abstract

Signet ring cell colorectal carcinoma is a rare aggressive tumor. The incidence of this desease is very low in young patients and accounts up to 1% of all surgical patients with colorectal cancer. The infrequency of the disease among young patients makes the diagnosis more difficult and the prognosis less favourable. Biopsy results are crucial for verification of signet ring cell carcinoma. Treatment is similar as in other types of colorectal cancer. We report a case of signet ring cell colon cancer in a 22 years old female patient.The aim of this paper is to point out this rare case of infrequent colorectal cancer in a young female patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / epidemiology
  • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / pathology*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Prognosis
  • Young Adult