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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan 28:16:9-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2016.01.004. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Primary signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix - A rare neoplasm that raises the question of metastasis to the cervix

Bernadette Cracchiolo  1 , Theresa Kuhn  1 , Debra Heller  2
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Case Reports

Primary signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix - A rare neoplasm that raises the question of metastasis to the cervix

Bernadette Cracchiolo et al. Gynecol Oncol Rep. .

Abstract

Primary signet ring cell adenocarcinoma is extremely rare. Signet ring cell carcinoma is more commonly primary in the stomach or breast, and the more likely metastatic disease to the cervix needs to be ruled out. We present a case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the cervix and review the literature.

Keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Cervix neoplasms; Female; Metastasis; Neoplasm staging; Signet ring cell carcinoma.

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Fig. 1
The tumor infiltrated by individual cells in a pattern mimicking lobular breast carcinoma, with scattered signet ring cells (inset) with a globule of mucin pushing the nucleus to the side, creating the signet-ring appearance.
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