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Krukenberg tumor: Metastasis of meckel's diverticular adenocarcinoma to ovaries

Journal of Nippon Medical School, ISSN: 1345-4676, Vol: 76, Issue: 2, Page: 96-102
2009
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A 56-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, weight loss and fatigue. Computed tomography revealed an abdominopelvic mass and ascites. At surgery she hadcarcinomatosis and bilateral ovarian metastases arising from a cancer in a Meckel's diverticulum. Histology identified the primary to be a signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma within the Meckel's with ovarian metastases. This is the first report of a Krukenberg tumor from a Meckel's diverticulum. A discussion of malignancies within a Meckel's diverticulum is provided.

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