title: Signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon with leptomeningeal involvement.
abstract: Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon is rare. Most patients with this type of cancer have a poor prognosis. We describe a patient with signet-ring cell carcinoma of the colon, for whom leptomeningeal metastasis presented a variety of clinical symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital Medical Oncology Department, Istanbul, Turkey. dryesimyildirim@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yesim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Akcali
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozyilkan
mesh_terms: D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged