Krukenberg tumor as an incidental finding in a full-term pregnancy: a case report
Abstract Background Krukenberg tumor is a rare metastatic tumor of the ovary with histopathological features known as signet ring cells. It usually develops in women around 45 years of age. However, here we describe an uncommon case in a 38-year-old pregnant woman. We report this case due to our unu...
Main Authors: | Felipe Mendoza-Rosado, Orlando Nunez-Isaac, Alan Espinosa-Marrón, Katheryn Lopez-Arjona, Fernando Davila-Martinez |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2021-05-01
|
Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02875-6 |
Similar Items
-
Tumor de krukenberg como manifestación inicial de un cáncer gástrico en una mujer de 23 años Krukenberg tumor as the initial manifestation of gastric cancer in a 23-year-old woman
by: Jorge Alexander Rodríguez
Published: (2005-12-01) -
Recurrent Cholangiocarcinoma Presenting as Ovarian Krukenberg Tumor
by: Chuan-Chi Shih, et al.
Published: (2008-06-01) -
Systemic treatment of Krukenberg tumors
by: Kolak Agnieszka, et al.
Published: (2017-12-01) -
Appendiceal Carcinoma with Krukenberg’s Tumour Mimicking Primary Ovarian Cancer
by: Clement Wilfred D., et al.
Published: (2013-08-01) -
Metastatic gallbladder cancer to the ovary presenting as primary ovarian cancer: a case report
by: Chorong Kim, et al.
Published: (2021-08-01)