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Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature
Krukenberg tumors are metastatic tumors of the ovaries, associated with poor outcomes. Most commonly, these tumors are of gastric origin. The diagnosis of Krukenberg tumors in pregnant patients is extremely rare and poses specific difficulties for clinicians. We report a case of a pregnant woman pre...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10455580/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37629439 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12165397 |
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author | Eckel, Fanny Carlin, Greta Mayer, Stefanie Polterauer, Stephan Chalubinski, Kinga |
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description | Krukenberg tumors are metastatic tumors of the ovaries, associated with poor outcomes. Most commonly, these tumors are of gastric origin. The diagnosis of Krukenberg tumors in pregnant patients is extremely rare and poses specific difficulties for clinicians. We report a case of a pregnant woman presenting with an unknown abdominal tumor. Through the use of magnetic resonance imaging, multiple differential diagnoses were proposed, including a malignant ovarian tumor. A cesarean section and explorative laparotomy were conducted, revealing Krukenberg metastases of a gastric tumor, discovered during intraoperative gastroscopy. Tumor resection with concomitant chemotherapy was conducted. The main aim of this paper was to evaluate whether earlier diagnosis seems possible in such cases. A thorough literature review was conducted, unfortunately revealing no reliable method for early detection. Furthermore, no consensus regarding diagnostics or therapy exists to date. Thus, more research should be conducted regarding this rare condition to offer recommendations regarding early detection, diagnostics, and therapeutic approaches. |
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spelling | pubmed-104555802023-08-26 Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature Eckel, Fanny Carlin, Greta Mayer, Stefanie Polterauer, Stephan Chalubinski, Kinga J Clin Med Case Report Krukenberg tumors are metastatic tumors of the ovaries, associated with poor outcomes. Most commonly, these tumors are of gastric origin. The diagnosis of Krukenberg tumors in pregnant patients is extremely rare and poses specific difficulties for clinicians. We report a case of a pregnant woman presenting with an unknown abdominal tumor. Through the use of magnetic resonance imaging, multiple differential diagnoses were proposed, including a malignant ovarian tumor. A cesarean section and explorative laparotomy were conducted, revealing Krukenberg metastases of a gastric tumor, discovered during intraoperative gastroscopy. Tumor resection with concomitant chemotherapy was conducted. The main aim of this paper was to evaluate whether earlier diagnosis seems possible in such cases. A thorough literature review was conducted, unfortunately revealing no reliable method for early detection. Furthermore, no consensus regarding diagnostics or therapy exists to date. Thus, more research should be conducted regarding this rare condition to offer recommendations regarding early detection, diagnostics, and therapeutic approaches. MDPI 2023-08-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10455580/ /pubmed/37629439 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12165397 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Eckel, Fanny Carlin, Greta Mayer, Stefanie Polterauer, Stephan Chalubinski, Kinga Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature |
title | Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature |
title_full | Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature |
title_fullStr | Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature |
title_short | Krukenberg Progression of Gastric Carcinoma in Pregnancy: Is Early Diagnosis Possible? Case Report and Review of the Literature |
title_sort | krukenberg progression of gastric carcinoma in pregnancy: is early diagnosis possible? case report and review of the literature |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10455580/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37629439 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12165397 |
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