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Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report

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    • Yue‑Qin Hao
    • Hua‑Ping Tang
    • Hong-Yun Liu
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    Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266600, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266600, P.R. China
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    Published online on: March 2, 2015
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3003
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Abstract

Primary signet‑ring cell adenocarcinoma (SRCA) of the lung is an extremely rare subtype of lung adenocarcinoma with a poor prognosis. The presence of an SRC component is considered to be a prominent clinicopathological characteristic of EML4‑ALK‑positive non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Crizotinib, an anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor, has been approved for the treatment of EML4‑ALK NSCLC by previous studies, but its effect on SRCA, an extremely rare subtype of lung adenocarcinoma, has yet to be elucidated. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the clinical response of SRCA to crizotinib, and examine the potential use of crizotinib as a treatment for the carcinoma. A 43‑year‑old male was admitted to the Qingdao Municipal Hospital (Qingdao, China) with dyspnea. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a mass in the middle lobe of the right lung. Transbronchial lung biopsies revealed the presence of SRCA (70%) mixed with poorly‑differentiated adenocarcinoma (30%). Immunohistochemically, the SRCA cells were positive for cytokeratin (CK)7 and thyroid transcription factor‑1, and negative for CK20. An inversion of the EML4‑ALK gene was detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization and crizotinib was injected by nasogastric tube. The patient was highly responsive to crizotinib. The symptoms of dyspnea were relieved and the volumes of pericardial and pleural effusion were gradually reduced. A CT scan revealed lung tumor regression. The overall response was a partial response. Therefore, crizotinib exists an attractive therapeutic option for patients with SRCA. However, in the present study, acquired drug resistance to crizotinib developed after only one month of treatment. It would consequently be valuable to investigate the mechanisms underlying acquired crizotinib resistance in future studies.
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Hao YQ, Tang HP and Liu H: Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report. Oncol Lett 9: 2205-2207, 2015.
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Hao, Y., Tang, H., & Liu, H. (2015). Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report. Oncology Letters, 9, 2205-2207. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3003
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Hao, Y., Tang, H., Liu, H."Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report". Oncology Letters 9.5 (2015): 2205-2207.
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Hao, Y., Tang, H., Liu, H."Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report". Oncology Letters 9, no. 5 (2015): 2205-2207. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3003
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Hao YQ, Tang HP and Liu H: Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report. Oncol Lett 9: 2205-2207, 2015.
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Hao, Y., Tang, H., & Liu, H. (2015). Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report. Oncology Letters, 9, 2205-2207. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3003
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Hao, Y., Tang, H., Liu, H."Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report". Oncology Letters 9.5 (2015): 2205-2207.
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Hao, Y., Tang, H., Liu, H."Primary signet‑ring cell carcinoma of the lung treated with crizotinib: A case report". Oncology Letters 9, no. 5 (2015): 2205-2207. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3003
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