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==Prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma==
==Prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma==
===General===
*Very rare - 9 cases in a series of 29,783 prostate cancer cases.<ref name=pmid21123640>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Warner | first1 = JN. | last2 = Nakamura | first2 = LY. | last3 = Pacelli | first3 = A. | last4 = Humphreys | first4 = MR. | last5 = Castle | first5 = EP. | title = Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the prostate. | journal = Mayo Clin Proc | volume = 85 | issue = 12 | pages = 1130-6 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.4065/mcp.2010.0463 | PMID = 21123640 }}</ref>
*Very rare - 9 cases in a series of 29,783 prostate cancer cases.<ref name=pmid21123640>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Warner | first1 = JN. | last2 = Nakamura | first2 = LY. | last3 = Pacelli | first3 = A. | last4 = Humphreys | first4 = MR. | last5 = Castle | first5 = EP. | title = Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the prostate. | journal = Mayo Clin Proc | volume = 85 | issue = 12 | pages = 1130-6 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.4065/mcp.2010.0463 | PMID = 21123640 }}</ref>
*Criteria vary - percentage of SRCs required for Dx varies from 20% to 50%.<ref name=pmid21123640/>
*Criteria vary - percentage of SRCs required for Dx varies from 20% to 50%.<ref name=pmid21123640/>


===Microscopic===
Features:
Features:
*Signet ring cells - see ''[[basics]]'' article.
*Signet ring cells - see ''[[basics]]'' article.
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