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Acinar prostate adenocarcinoma, signet ring variant

MedGen UID:
233358
•Concept ID:
C1335520
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Synonyms: acinar prostate adenocarcinoma, signet ring variant; acinar prostate adenocarcinoma, signet Ring variant; prostate gland signet ring cell carcinoma; prostate signet ring cell adenocarcinoma; prostate signet Ring cell carcinoma; prostate signet ring cell carcinoma; signet Ring cell carcinoma of prostate; signet Ring cell carcinoma of the prostate
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002672

Definition

A morphologic variant of acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland characterized by the presence of signet ring malignant cells. [from MONDO]

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Morphological characteristics of a mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate: differential diagnosis considerations.
Enciu M, Aşchie M, Deacu M, Poinăreanu I
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2013;54(1):191-4. PMID: 23529329
Variants and unusual patterns of prostate cancer: clinicopathologic and differential diagnostic considerations.
Fine SW
Adv Anat Pathol 2012 Jul;19(4):204-16. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31825c6b92. PMID: 22692283
Histologic variants of adenocarcinoma and other carcinomas of prostate: pathologic criteria and clinical significance.
Randolph TL, Amin MB, Ro JY, Ayala AG
Mod Pathol 1997 Jun;10(6):612-29. PMID: 9195581

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