Indolent mucoid carcinoma of stomach.
In a review of 574 cases of gastric carcinoma, 50 (8.7%) proved to be mucoid using defined microscopic criteria. Three histological types were recognized: pure signet-ring cell carcinoma (three cases); tumour of mixed pattern (41 cases); and an easily recognized, well differentiated type (six cases). This last group pursued an indolent course and had a mean survival time of nine years compared with mean survival times in the other two groups of five and 18 months respectively.
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012737:Sex Factors; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors