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Med Sur 2012; 19 (1)
Krukenberg tumor as a manifestation of gastric cancer
Visag-Castillo VJ, García-Vivanco DM, Santarita-Escamilla MT, Athié-Athié AJ, Correa-Rovelo JM
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 23-27
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ABSTRACT
Background. The metastatic ovarian tumors represents about 10%,
of those, Krukenberg tumor is a special entity, with nonspecific
symptoms and its diagnosis require special hystopathological features.
The origin of this metastatic tumor is the gastrointestinal tract, it
has very unfortunate outcome, in part of the clinical stage of the
primary tumor.
Clinical case. 46 year old woman A+ presenting
with heart burn and abdominal pain, whom is diagnosed with an
ovarian tumor and we proceed to realize exploratory laparotomy,
finding a big sized tumor dependent of the right ovary, bilateral
salpingo-oophorectomy was made, the histological report was of
metastatic adenocarcinoma, and a gastric primary tumor involving
the celiac trunk. Definite pathology report was of adenocarcinoma
with ring singlet cells (Krukenberg tumi or).
Discussion. The Krukenberg
tumor presents at a median age of 50.3 years, with a median
outcome of 7.1 months. There are two different histologyical types.
The presence of ascitis its a unfortunate outcome sign.
Conclusion. The Krukenberg tumor is a rare clinical entity with specific
hystopathological characteristics which presents in young women
with a medium survival after the diagnosis is made of seven months
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