title: The differences in clinicopathological features and prognosis among the subtypes of signet ring cell, mucinous, papillary, and lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in advanced gastric cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There are differing histologic subtypes of gastric cancer. We investigated the clinicopathological features and prognosis of: signet ring cell (SRC), mucinous (MGC), papillary (PGC), and lymphoepithelioma-like (LELC) carcinoma in advanced gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred thirty six advanced gastric cancer patients, including 62 SRCs, 43 MGCs, 9 PGCs, and 22 LELCs, who underwent R0 gastrectomy between 2002 and 2013, were retrospectively evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in several clinicopathological features. There were found to be statistical differences in postoperative outcomes in the type of gastrectomy and type of anastomosis (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). In terms of overall survival analysis, there was no statistical survival difference among the subtypes of advanced gastric cancer (p=0.088). However, LELC had a better prognosis than the other groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were some differences in several of the clinicopathological features of the subtypes advanced gastric cancer. Although there were no statistical differences in survival, those with LELC showed a better prognosis than did the other groups. Therefore, the treatment of advanced gastric cancer should be individualized, and prognosis considered, according to the subtype.
authors.forename: Ki-Han
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min-Chan
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ghap-Joong
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Su-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D018297:Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome