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. 2010 Jul 20;2011:216169. doi: 10.1155/2011/216169

Table 2.

Characteristics of 93 Patients with Signet Ring Prostate Carcinoma (Diagnosed Between January 1980 and December 2004).

Characteristics Total patients n (%)
Age groups, n (%)
 40–50 yrs 5 (5.4)
 51–60 yrs 13 (14.0)
 61–70 yrs 30 (32.2)
 >70 yrs 45 (48.4)
Race
 Black 14 (15.1)
 White 68 (73.1)
 Others 11 (11.8)
Married
 Yes 64 (68.8)
 No 18 (19.4)
 Unknown 11 (11.8)
Grade
 Moderately-differentiated 9 (9.7)
 Poorly-differentiated 74 (79.6)
 Undifferentiated 3 (3.2)
 Unknown 7 (7.5)
PSA
 Above normal 29 (31.2)
 Normal 6 (6.5)
 Unknown 58 (62.4)
Stage
 Local/regional 72 (77.9)
 Distant 13 (13.9)
 Unknown 8 (8.6)
Year of diagnosis
 1980–1994 22 (23.7)
 1995–2004 71 (76.3)
Prostatectomy
 Yes 25 (26.9)
 No 68 (73.1)
Radiation
 Yes 25 (26.9)
 No 66 (71.0)
 Unknown 2 (2.1)

PSA: prostate specific antigen.