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. 2015 Mar 19;10(3):e0121944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121944

Fig 1. Representative histopathological images of different kinds of adenocarcinomas.

Fig 1

(A) Signet-ring cell carcinoma. (B) Signet-ring cells floating in the pools of mucus are demonstrated. Mucinous carcinomas or classic adenocarcinomas with a minor signet-ring cell component were classified as partial signet-ring cell carcinoma. (C) Mucinous adenocarcinomas containing no signet-ring cells were classified as MAC or PMAC based on the proportion of mucin in the tumor. (D) Classic adenocarcinoma without any mucin or signet-ring cells.