Krukenberg tumor in a teenager mimicking advanced ovarian cancer: Case report.
- Author:
Min Ah PARK
1
;
Young Mi LEE
;
Moon Sun KANG
;
Myeong Hwa RYU
;
Ho Chang LEE
;
Dong Hee RYU
;
Eun Hwan JEONG
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. jeongmed@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Krukenberg Tumor;
Ovarian metastatic;
Pelvic mass
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adolescent;
Colon, Transverse;
Humans;
Krukenberg Tumor;
Ovarian Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2009;52(1):103-108
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
