Metastases
The pattern of metastases is different for gastric signet cell carcinoma than for intestinal-type gastric carcinoma. In cases where gastric signet cell carcinoma metastasizes, it tends to spread to peritoneal metastases, lymphatic permeation of the lungs, and to the ovaries, creating Krukenberg tumors.
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