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Appendiceal adenocarcinoma presenting with bilateral Krukenberg tumors
Author(s) -
Uharcek Peter,
Mlyncek Miloš,
Durcanský Dušan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00496.x
Subject(s) - medicine , krukenberg tumor , appendix , laparotomy , ovarian cancer , differential diagnosis , adenocarcinoma , malignancy , stage (stratigraphy) , general surgery , ovary , cancer , radiology , metastasis , pathology , paleontology , biology
Primary appendiceal malignancy metastatic to the ovaries is a condition that may mimic advanced stage ovarian cancer. This condition is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. A 52‐year‐old woman referred to our institution for presumed advanced stage of ovarian cancer was found to have primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma metastatic to ovaries at laparotomy. We describe the clinical course of the patient. It is important for the gynecologist‐oncologist to include tumors of the appendix into the differential diagnosis of any case of ovarian tumor.