Krukenberg Tumor: Metastasis of Meckel's Diverticular Adenocarcinoma to Ovaries

Sujit V. Sakpal; Nitin Babel; Rajiv Pulinthanathu; Thad R. Denehy; Ronald S. Chamberlain

doi:10.1272/jnms.76.96

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Krukenberg Tumor: Metastasis of Meckel's Diverticular Adenocarcinoma to Ovaries

Sujit V. Sakpal, Nitin Babel, Rajiv Pulinthanathu, Thad R. Denehy, Ronald S. Chamberlain

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Keywords: Meckel's diverticulum, Krukenberg tumor, signet-ring cell gastric adenocarcinoma, ovaries

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2009 Volume 76 Issue 2 Pages 96-102

DOI https://doi.org/10.1272/jnms.76.96

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Abstract

A 56-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, weight loss and fatigue. Computed tomography revealed an abdominopelvic mass and ascites. At surgery she had carcinomatosis 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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