Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
2009 Jan;52(1):103-108.
Krukenberg tumor in a teenager mimicking advanced ovarian cancer: Case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. jeongmed@chungbuk.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
- 3Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.
Abstract
- We experienced a case of Krukenberg tumor arising from transverse colon in a teenager who complained acute abdominal pain, which was confirmed by postoperative pathologic study and initially misdiagnosed as ovarian cancer with a huge pelvic mass, and report with a brief review of literatures.
