title: [Signet ring cell carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report].
abstract: We report a case of signet ring cell carcinoma of the pancreas. This rare variant of ductal adenocarcinoma is composed exclusively of signet ring neoplastic cells in a mucinous stroma. Altogether, clinical, radiological and immunohistochemical data supported the pancreatic origin of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie pathologique, Hôpital d'instruction des Armées BEGIN, 69 avenue de Paris 94160 Saint-Mandé, Cedex, France. jph.dufau@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Myriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcy
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chetaille
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Charafe-Jauffret
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: Jean-Robert
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Delpéro
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monges
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis