Krukenberg tumor: a clinico-pathological study of 15 cases |
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Authors: | Mrad K Morice P Fabre A Pautier P Lhommé C Duvillard P Sabourin J C |
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Affiliation: | Département de Pathologie, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. |
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Abstract: | Krukenberg tumor clinically mimics primary ovarian cancer. We report a series of 15 cases of Krukenberg tumor. The patients' age range from 13 to 71 years. Most ovarian tumors (14/15) were bilateral. A primary digestive tumor was diagnosed pre-operatively in 3 cases, per-operatively in 3 cases and post-operatively in 4 cases. No primary tumor was identified in the 5 other cases. Histological diagnosis of Krukenberg tumor is usually easy either on paraffin or frozen sections. Mucin stains are helpful. Two main histological types were found in our series : the classic form with sarcoma-like storiform tumoral stroma and an alternative cellular-acellular pattern. Mucinous carcinoid was microscopically challenged in two cases. Most patients died within 2 years (median survival 14 months). Nor surgery, neither chemotherapy is efficient but bilateral oophorectomy should be proposed in post-menopausal women with gastric linitis removed surgically. |
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