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The majority of these cancers occur in the stomach, colon, and rectum. Their rarity means that most epidemiological studies into their pathology are often underpowered, and interpretations from these reports are mixed. In this study, we use the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) database to examine the effects of tumor localization, age, and stage on gastric and colorectal cancer outcomes. For early onset localized and regional gastric cancers, SRCCs have the same overall risk of mortality compared to conventional adenocarcinomas. Over the age of 50 years, SRCCs have worse outcomes across all stages. Gastric SRCCs are 2\u20133-fold more likely in younger patients, and more heavily favor the distal stomach. Like conventional adenocarcinomas, proximal gastric SRCCs have decreased survival. Across all ages, stages, and locations, colorectal SRCCs have worse outcomes. SRCCs favor the right colon, but outcomes are significantly worse for the left colon and rectal cancers. Relative to adenocarcinomas, colorectal SRCCs have the worst outcomes in younger patients. Overall, these results provide insights into SRCC disease patterns that cannot be surmised outside of population-level data.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers15030714","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,25]],"date-time":"2023-01-25T04:22:16Z","timestamp":1674620536000},"page":"714","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Effects of Tumor Localization, Age, and Stage on the Outcomes of Gastric and Colorectal Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinomas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1326-684X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matthew G. 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