A case of krukenberg tumor. |
Geum Joon Cho, Ok Kyong Kim, Ki Hoon Ahn, Gwang Il Kim, Kyu Wan Lee |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine Korea University, Seoul, Korea. pumplee@kumc.or.kr 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Korea University, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Metastatic tumor to ovary are uncommon, but there is a situation in which a metastatic adenocarcinoma to ovary appears as a large mass and resembles a primary tumor: a Krukenberg tumor of ovary which has a signet ring histologic pattern and usually is metastatic principally from a gastrointestinal tract cancer. We have an experience of one case of metastatic Krukenberg tumor from stomach and report the case with brief review of literature. |
Key Words:
Krukenberg tumor |
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