Gastric signet ring cell carcinoma

It is a case from a patient with  ulcer in the prepyloric area of stomach of male patient 49 years old.
 Gastric cancer is in the majority cases  asymptomatic.
 Symptoms present: weight loss, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting.
Mycroscopic- This is a signet ring cell pattern of adenocarcinoma in which the cells are filled with mucin.  vacuoles  push the nucleus  to one side.
Cells infiltrate as individual cells or small clusters. This malignant cells  can infiltrate  entire stomach.
In photo you can see these malignant cells.
Treatment: gastrectomy, chemotherapy.