Tumor of Krukenberg Due to Gastric CancerYıldırım Gülhan, Oktay Yener, Fuat İpekçi, Erol VuralSSK Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, 1. Surgery, Istanbul
A rare case of Krukenberg’s tumor is discussed according to the knowledge obtained from literature.Krukenberg tumor is defined a metastatic carcinoma of the ovary usually from the
stomach until proven otherwise. Typically the ovarian tumors were bilateal, asymmetrical large and solid. Historically krukenberg tumor mucinous signet ring cells was more common
(80 %) than the tubular variant. We report a 54 years old female patient who operated for gastric cancer. That patient admitted to our clinic for pelvic pain, MRI findings shown that
bilateral solid ovarian mass, hepatomegaly, ascites. Krukenberg tumor was confirmed by pathologically. Keywords: Krukenberg tumor, stomach
Mide Kanserine Bağlı Krukenberg TümörüYıldırım Gülhan, Oktay Yener, Fuat İpekçi, Erol VuralSSK Göztepe Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, 1. Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Krukenberg tümörü, mide
Yıldırım Gülhan, Oktay Yener, Fuat İpekçi, Erol Vural. Tumor of Krukenberg Due to Gastric Cancer. Medeniyet Med J. 2002; 17(4): 235-236
Corresponding Author: Yıldırım Gülhan, Türkiye |
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