A case of Krukenberg tumor, eight years after treatment of gastric cancer

Abstract

Krukenberg tumor is a rare metastatic tumor of the ovary. The

primary tumors are usually gastrointestinal cancers. Most of the

Krukenberg tumors reported in the literature occurred within the

first 2 years after treatment of the primary disease. Herein, we

present a case of Krukenberg tumor in a 37-year-old woman who

previously underwent surgery and chemotherapy for stomach

cancer. This patient is noteworthy because it is one of the few

documented cases of ovarian metastasis appearing after a diseasefree

period of 8 years following treatment of the primary tumor.

Krukenberg tumors are associated with poor prognosis; therefore,

regular gynecological examination in female patients with history

of gastric cancer is very important for the early diagnosis and

treatment of this disease.

Keywords

• Krukenberg tumor,Gastric cancer,Ovarian metastasis

Mide kanseri tedavisinden 8 yıl sonra gelişen Krukenberg tümörü olgusu

Abstract

Krukenberg tümörü overleri tutan, nadir görülen metastatik bir

tümördür. Sıklıkla primer odak gastrointestinal kanserlerdir.

Literatürdeki Krukenberg tümörlerinin çoğunluğu primer

hastalığın tedavisinden sonra ilk 2 yıl içinde meydana gelmektedir.

Biz burada mide kanseri nedeniyle cerrahi tedavi ve kemoterapi

uygulanmış 37 yaşında bir kadın hastada karşılaştığımız

Krukenberg olgusunu sunduk. Olgumuzun dikkat çeken tarafı

primer hastalığın tedavisinden sonra hastalıksız geçen 8 yılın

ardından over metastazı görülmesi olup, literatürdeki nadir

olgulardan biridir. Mide kanserli kadın hastalarda düzenli

jinekolojik muayene, prognozu oldukça kötü olan bu hastalığın

erken tanı ve tedavisi açısından önemlidir.

Keywords

• Krukenberg tümörü,Mide kanseri,Over metastazı

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