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*The name comes from the shape of cells. They look like signet rings that are lying flat on the ground and one is looking from above - see microscopic section.
*The name comes from the shape of cells. They look like signet rings that are lying flat on the ground and one is looking from above - see microscopic section.


===Differential diagnosis===
===Anatomical Site===
It may arise from the:<ref>URL: [http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-questions/what-is-a-signet-cell-cancer http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-questions/what-is-a-signet-cell-cancer]. Accessed on: 7 March 2012.</ref>
It may arise from the:<ref>URL: [http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-questions/what-is-a-signet-cell-cancer http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-questions/what-is-a-signet-cell-cancer]. Accessed on: 7 March 2012.</ref>
*[[Esophagus]].
**>50% signet ring cells - as per a study definition.<ref>URL: [https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01824966 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01824966]. Accessed on: April 23, 2022.</ref>
*[[Stomach]].
*[[Stomach]].
*[[Small intestine]]
*[[Small intestine]]
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**Muciphages = cytoplasm lightly eosinophilic, multivaculated (classic) or finely reticulated.
**Muciphages = cytoplasm lightly eosinophilic, multivaculated (classic) or finely reticulated.
*[[Gastric xanthoma]].
*[[Gastric xanthoma]].
*[[Crypt cell carcinoma]] (goblet cell carcinoid).<ref name=pmid22933998>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Pericleous | first1 = M. | last2 = Lumgair | first2 = H. | last3 = Baneke | first3 = A. | last4 = Morgan-Rowe | first4 = L. | last5 = E Caplin | first5 = M. | last6 = Luong | first6 = TV. | last7 = Thirlwell | first7 = C. | last8 = Gillmore | first8 = R. | last9 = Toumpanakis | first9 = C. | title = Appendiceal goblet cell carcinoid tumour: a case of unexpected lung metastasis. | journal = Case Rep Oncol | volume = 5 | issue = 2 | pages = 332-8 | month = May | year = 2012 | doi = 000339607 | PMID = 22933998 }}</ref>
*[[Goblet cell adenocarcinoma]] (''crypt cell carcinoma'' or ''goblet cell carcinoid'').<ref name=pmid22933998>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Pericleous | first1 = M. | last2 = Lumgair | first2 = H. | last3 = Baneke | first3 = A. | last4 = Morgan-Rowe | first4 = L. | last5 = E Caplin | first5 = M. | last6 = Luong | first6 = TV. | last7 = Thirlwell | first7 = C. | last8 = Gillmore | first8 = R. | last9 = Toumpanakis | first9 = C. | title = Appendiceal goblet cell carcinoid tumour: a case of unexpected lung metastasis. | journal = Case Rep Oncol | volume = 5 | issue = 2 | pages = 332-8 | month = May | year = 2012 | doi = 000339607 | PMID = 22933998 }}</ref>
*Ischemic mucosal changes - cells within the lumen.<ref name=pmid22082777>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Dhingra | first1 = S. | last2 = Wang | first2 = H. | title = Nonneoplastic signet-ring cell change in gastrointestinal and biliary tracts: a pitfall for overdiagnosis. | journal = Ann Diagn Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 6 | pages = 490-6 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.07.006 | PMID = 22082777 }}</ref>  
*Ischemic mucosal changes - cells within the lumen.<ref name=pmid22082777>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Dhingra | first1 = S. | last2 = Wang | first2 = H. | title = Nonneoplastic signet-ring cell change in gastrointestinal and biliary tracts: a pitfall for overdiagnosis. | journal = Ann Diagn Pathol | volume = 15 | issue = 6 | pages = 490-6 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.07.006 | PMID = 22082777 }}</ref>  


Latest revision as of 23:49, 25 March 2024

Signet ring cell carcinoma
Diagnosis in short

Signet ring cell carcinoma. H&E stain
LM ovoid cells with abundant cytoplasm and a peripheral crescentic hyperchromatic nucleus
LM DDx serous fat atrophy, benign histiocytes (mucocele, xanthoma)
Stains PAS stain
IHC pankeratin +ve, CD68 -ve
Site stomach, small intestine, large intestine, breast, pancreas, urinary bladder, prostate gland, lung
Associated Dx Invasive lobular carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma
Syndromes familial diffuse gastric cancer
Prevalence uncommon
Endoscopy linitis plastica (classic finding in the stomach)
Prognosis poor
Signet ring cell carcinoma
External resources
EHVSC 9982
Wikipedia Signet ring cell carcinoma

Signet ring cell carcinoma, abbreviated SRCC, is a type of malignant epithelial neoplasm that can arise from a number of places. It is commonly associated with the stomach.

General

  • Signet ring cell carcinoma are notoriously easy to miss in a small biopsy.
    • It has been said that there are two types of pathologists... those that have missed SRCCs and those that will miss SRCCs.
  • The name comes from the shape of cells. They look like signet rings that are lying flat on the ground and one is looking from above - see microscopic section.

Anatomical Site

It may arise from the:[1]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Signet ring cells resemble signet rings.
    • They contain a large amount of mucin, which pushes the nucleus to the cell periphery.
    • The pool of mucin in a signet ring cell mimics the appearance of the finger hole.
    • The nucleus mimics the appearance of the face of the ring in profile.
  • Signet ring cells are typically 2-3x the size of a lymphocyte.
    • Smaller than the typical adipocyte.
  • Often have a crescent-shaped or ovoid nucleus.
    • Capillaries sectioned on their lumen have endothelial cells - the nuclei of these are more spindled.

Note:

  • SRCs are usually close to friend, i.e. they are adjacent to another SRC.
    • This helps differentiate SRCs from capillaries sectioned on their lumen.
  • The mucin is often clear on H&E... but maybe eosinophilic.

DDx:

Images

  • A medieval signet ring. On the left it is lying flat and looks similar to a so called signet ring cell. (WC/Staves)

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Case - stomach

  • SRCC - low mag. - demonstrating that it can be subtle. (WC/Nephron)

  • SRCC - high mag. (WC/Nephron)

  • SRCC - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)

Case - bladder

  • SRCC - bladder - intermed. mag.

  • SRCC - bladder - intermed. mag.

  • SRCC - bladder - high mag.

  • SRCC - bladder - very high mag.

Additional cases

  • SRCC metastasis. (WC/Nephron)

  • SRCC. (WC/KGH)

  • SRCC - PAS stain. (WC/KGH)

Stains

Note:

  • Mucin staining varies somewhat by the anatomical site.[8]

IHC

  • AE1/AE3 +ve.
  • CK7 +ve (usually).

See also

References

  1. ↑ URL: http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-questions/what-is-a-signet-cell-cancer. Accessed on: 7 March 2012.
  2. ↑ URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01824966. Accessed on: April 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ Clarke, BE.; Brown, DJ.; Xipell, JM. (Jan 1983). "Gelatinous transformation of the bone marrow.". Pathology 15 (1): 85-8. PMID 6222282.
  4. ↑ De Petris, G.; Lev, R.; Siew, S. (May 1998). "Peritumoral and nodal muciphages.". Am J Surg Pathol 22 (5): 545-9. PMID 9591723.
  5. ↑ Pericleous, M.; Lumgair, H.; Baneke, A.; Morgan-Rowe, L.; E Caplin, M.; Luong, TV.; Thirlwell, C.; Gillmore, R. et al. (May 2012). "Appendiceal goblet cell carcinoid tumour: a case of unexpected lung metastasis.". Case Rep Oncol 5 (2): 332-8. doi:000339607. PMID 22933998.
  6. ↑ Dhingra, S.; Wang, H. (Dec 2011). "Nonneoplastic signet-ring cell change in gastrointestinal and biliary tracts: a pitfall for overdiagnosis.". Ann Diagn Pathol 15 (6): 490-6. doi:10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2011.07.006. PMID 22082777.
  7. ↑ Terada, T. (2013). "An immunohistochemical study of primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the stomach and colorectum: I. Cytokeratin profile in 42 cases.". Int J Clin Exp Pathol 6 (4): 703-10. PMID 23573317.
  8. ↑ Nguyen MD, Plasil B, Wen P, Frankel WL (June 2006). "Mucin profiles in signet-ring cell carcinoma". Arch Pathol Lab Med 130 (6): 799–804. doi:10.5858/2006-130-799-MPISCC. PMID 16740030.
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