A Minor (<50%) Signet-Ring Cell Component Associated with Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A 26-Year Retrospective Study in China

Yinuo Tan; Jianfei Fu; Xiaofen Li; Jiao Yang; Mengjie Jiang; Kefeng Ding; Jinghong Xu; Jun Li; Ying Yuan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121944

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A Minor (<50%) Signet-Ring Cell Component Associated with Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A 26-Year Retrospective Study in China

Yinuo Tan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yinuo Tan, Jianfei Fu

Affiliation Dept. of Medical Oncology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Jianfei Fu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yinuo Tan, Jianfei Fu

Affiliation Dept. of Oncology, Jinhua Central Hospital, Jinhua, P.R. China
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Xiaofen Li,

Affiliation Dept. of Medical Oncology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Jiao Yang,

Affiliation Dept. of Medical Oncology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Mengjie Jiang,

Affiliation Dept. of Medical Oncology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Kefeng Ding,

Affiliations Dept. of Surgical Oncology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China, Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Jinghong Xu,

Affiliation Dept. of Pathology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Jun Li,

Affiliation Dept. of Surgical Oncology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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Ying Yuan

* E-mail: yuanying1999@zju.edu.cn

Affiliations Dept. of Medical Oncology, 2nd Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China, Cancer Institute, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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A Minor (<50%) Signet-Ring Cell Component Associated with Poor Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A 26-Year Retrospective Study in China

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

Published: March 19, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121944

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