BACKGROUND: Krunkenberg tumor is defined as the ovarian metastases of a primary digestive tumor composed of a signet ring cells. AIM: Describe the different characteristics of Krukenberg's tumor to improve diagnostic criteria and the therapeutic approche. METHODS: Five cases of Krukenberg tumor are diagnosed in 5 year period between 2002 and 2005. The clinico-pathological feature are reported. RESULTS: The patient age was ranged from 31 to 58 years. Most ovarian tumors were diagnosed synchronously (3 cases). It was a gastric carcinoma in 3 cases and a colonic carcinoma in 2 patients. Histological diagnosis wass easy. We found in 2 cases a metastasis of colonic mucinous adenocarcinoma with signet ring-cell, in 2 other cases it was a gastric adenocarcinoma with exclusively signet ring cell and in the later case it was a gastric moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma with signet ring cell component. Surgical treatment was given in only 3 patients. CONCLUSION: Prognosis is always unfavourable. The only hope for improved prognosis is to search for ovarian metastasis in all cases of digestive tumor.
BACKGROUND:Krunkenberg tumor is defined as the ovarian metastases of a primary digestive tumor composed of a signet ring cells. AIM: Describe the different characteristics of Krukenberg's tumor to improve diagnostic criteria and the therapeutic approche. METHODS: Five cases of Krukenberg tumor are diagnosed in 5 year period between 2002 and 2005. The clinico-pathological feature are reported. RESULTS: The patient age was ranged from 31 to 58 years. Most ovarian tumors were diagnosed synchronously (3 cases). It was a gastric carcinoma in 3 cases and a colonic carcinoma in 2 patients. Histological diagnosis wass easy. We found in 2 cases a metastasis of colonic mucinous adenocarcinoma with signet ring-cell, in 2 other cases it was a gastric adenocarcinoma with exclusively signet ring cell and in the later case it was a gastric moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma with signet ring cell component. Surgical treatment was given in only 3 patients. CONCLUSION: Prognosis is always unfavourable. The only hope for improved prognosis is to search for ovarian metastasis in all cases of digestive tumor.
Authors: Adama Berthé; Madoky Magatte Diop; Linda Bentefouet; Papa Abdoulaye Ba; Fulgence Abdou Faye; Papa Souleymane Touré; Marietou Thiam; Lamine Gueye; Bernard Marcel Diop; Mamadou Mourtalla Ka Journal: Pan Afr Med J Date: 2015-08-11