Bone metastasis with paraplesia of Krukenberg tumor in pregnancy.

Byun, Sanghee; Kim, Hyun Kyung; Kim, Guk Won; Kim, Minjung; Lee, Haenam; Lee, Daewoo; Kim, Sajin

doi:2012.55.11.830

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2012;55(11):830-833.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.11.830 Published online November 16, 2012.

Bone metastasis with paraplesia of Krukenberg tumor in pregnancy.

Sanghee Byun, Hyun Kyung Kim, Guk Won Kim, Minjung Kim, Haenam Lee, Daewoo Lee, Sajin Kim

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. ksajin@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

Krukenberg tumor is not easy to detect during pregnancy. One reason is its rare incidence because of the chronological gap between the reproductive age and the high risk age for gastric cancer. Another reason is the similarity between the typical symptoms of normal pregnancy and the Krukenberg tumor: epigastric discomfort, early satiety, nausea, etc. We report a case of a pregnant woman in her third trimester who presented with chronic back pain and sudden paraplegia.

Key Words: Krukenberg tumor, Pregnancy, Bone metastasis