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Question by  dingosan8 (407)

What is "signet ring" carcinoma of the colon?

What is the reference to a ring like you'd put on your finger?

 
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Answer by  Sting1 (686)

The term signet ring refers to how the cells of the carcinoma look like under a microscope, with a shape that reminds of a signet ring.

 
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Answer by  Jakecutter (1819)

This is a cancer of the colon. It gets it's name from the risen signet ring like inflammation around the infected areas which contains large amounts of mucin.

 
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