ArticleCase reports in oncological medicine2019
Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Colon in Young Adults: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Article in Case reports in oncological medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Primary colonic signet-ring cell carcinoma in an elderly patient: a rare case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Article
- Aggressive Colorectal Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma Arising in Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: A Rare Case of Missed Surveillance with Successful Multimodal Therapy.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025Article
- Early Onset Colorectal Cancer: Molecular Underpinnings Accelerating Occurrence.Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Review
- Signet ring cell carcinoma of the rectal stump in a known ulcerative colitis patient.Autopsy & case reports · 2023Article
- Left-sided colorectal cancer distinct in indigenous African patients compared to other ethnic groups in South Africa.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- Characteristics of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of colon and rectum: a case control study.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Review
- A Rare Case of Signet Ring Cell Colon Cancer Presenting as Adult Colorectal Intussusception.Case reports in pathology · 2022Article
- MRI features of signet ring rectal cancer.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Article
- Digestive tract neoplasms in young individuals: Demographics, staging and risk factors.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2021Article
- Signet ring cell carcinoma of rectum metastasizing to synchronous renal cell carcinoma: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2021Article
- Sporadic colorectal cancer in adolescents and young adults: a scoping review of a growing healthcare concern.International journal of colorectal disease · 2020Article
- Primary signet ring cell carcinoma with tubular adenoma of the rectum: A case report and a review of the literature.Medicine · 2020Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC), one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths, presents with challenging features related to its diagnosis and management. The incidence of CRC in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population has increased over the past couple of decades despite the decline in the overall occurrence of CRC in the general population. Signet ring cell carcinoma is one of the rare histopathologic subtypes of CRC; however, it is more prevalent in AYA patients than in older adults and presents with unconventional histologic characteristics, a distinct clinical behavior, and a poor prognosis. We report a case of a primary signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon in a 19-year-old male who presented with unusual signs and symptoms and was diagnosed with stage IVA (T4a N0 M1, with peritoneal seeding). The unusual presentation and location of the tumor in this case warrant further investigation.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.