Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2009 Jan;52(1):103-108.

Krukenberg tumor in a teenager mimicking advanced ovarian cancer: Case report

Affiliations
  • 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.

Keyword

Krukenberg Tumor; Ovarian metastatic; Pelvic mass

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Adolescent
Colon, Transverse
Humans
Krukenberg Tumor
Ovarian Neoplasms
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