A minor (<50%) signet-ring cell component associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer patients : a 26-year retrospective study in China

BACKGROUND: We performed a retrospective study to determine the cancer-specific survival of colorectal cancer patients with a component of signet-ring cells or mucin comprising < 50% of the tumor mass.

METHODS: A total of 2454 patients seen in our hospital from 1985 to 2011 were retrospectively studied. The patients were divided into five groups according to type of cancer: signet-ring cell carcinoma (with > 50% signet-ring cell, n = 36), partial signet-ring cell carcinoma (with < 50% signet-ring cell, n = 28), mucinous adenocarcinoma (with > 50% mucin lacking signet-ring cell, n = 267), partial mucinous adenocarcinoma (with < 50% mucin lacking signet-ring cell, n = 145), and classic adenocarcinoma (with absence of either mucin or signet-ring cell, n = 1978).

RESULTS: Patients with > 50% or < 50% signet-ring cell had the lowest 5-year survival rates (35.5% and 29.7%, respectively), followed by patients with > 50% mucin (48.8%). Patients who had partial mucinous adenocarcinoma with < 50% mucin and classic adenocarcinoma patients had the highest 5-year survival rates (64.8% and 65.3%, respectively). Stratified and multivariate analysis showed that signet-ring cell carcinoma, partial signet-ring cell carcinoma and mucinous adenocarcinoma were independent predictors of decreased survival (hazard ratio 1.699, P = 0.016; hazard ratio 2.182, P = 0.005; hazard ratio 1.532, P < 0.001; respectively), and partial mucinous adenocarcinoma was not (hazard ratio 1.137, P = 0.431).

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a component of signet-ring cells, regardless of the extent, had poor prognoses. Patients with mucinous adenocarcinoma containing >50% mucin had poor prognoses as well, whereas those with < 50% mucin had survival rates similar to those of classic adenocarcinoma patients. Therefore, in clinical practice, patients with a component of signet-ring cells, regardless of the extent, should be given significant clinical attention.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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PloS one - 10(2015), 3 vom: 01., Seite e0121944

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tan, Yinuo [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Jianfei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaofen [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Mengjie [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Kefeng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Jinghong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Ying [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 11.02.2016

Date Revised 10.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0121944

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NLM247239526