Case Report
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2006; 12(21): 3446-3449
Published online Jun 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i21.3446
Table 1 Clinicopathological details in patients with primary early colorectal signet ring cell carcinomas
Mean age (range) (yr)57.1 (6-79)
Sex (male/female)21/5
Mean size (range) (mm)16.0 (2-45)
Site of lesions
Right-sided colon (cecum/ascending/transverse)13 (3/1/9)
Left-sided colon (descending/sigmoid)7 (3/4)
Rectum6
Depth of invasion
Intramucosal6
Submucosal20
Macroscopic features
Polypoid10
Flat3
Depressed13
Lymph node metastasis
Positive2
Negative/unknown17/7