An Unusual Evolution of Krukenberg Tumour: A Case Report
Correspondence Address :
Dr (Prof). Claudio Spinelli,
Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
E-mail: c.spinelli@dc.med.unipi.it
Krukenberg tumours are rare metastatic tumours of the ovaries characterized by the presence of mucin-producing neoplastic Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma (SRCC). At first glance, this tumour may be confused with a primary ovarian tumour. Surgery and chemotherapy combination have led to improvement in prognosis, but it still remains severe. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with a Krukenberg tumour rising from a low differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma. The patient was clinically stable for 26 months after surgery until she experienced a prompt decline and died of cerebral haemorrhage within two weeks. The aim of this article was to give an overview of the Krukenberg tumour starting from our case report and comparing it with clinicopathological characteristics of this pathology derived from a review of recent literature.
Gastric cancer, Mucinous tumours, Ovarian cancer, Signet ring cell carcinoma
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20299.8747
Date of Submission: Mar 22, 2016
Date of Peer Review: Jun 17, 2016
Date of Acceptance: Jul 18, 2016
Date of Publishing: Oct 01, 2016
Financial OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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