Krukenberg tumor

Introduction: Krukenberg tumor

Description of Krukenberg tumor

Krukenberg tumor (medical condition): A form of ovarian cancer.

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Krukenberg carcinoma:
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  »Symptoms of Krukenberg carcinoma

Krukenberg tumor: a metastatic carcinoma of the ovary, usually bilateral and secondary to a mucous carcinoma of the stomach, which contains signet-ring cells filled with mucus.
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Krukenberg tumor: The spread of the cancer to and establishment in the ovary
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Krukenberg tumor: Mucocellular carcinoma of the ovary, usually metastatic from the gastrointestinal tract, characterized by areas of mucoid degeneration and the presence of signet-ring-like cells. It accounts for 30%-40% of metastatic cancers to the ovaries and possibly 1%-2% of all malignant ovarian tumors. The lesions may not be discovered until the primary disease is advanced, and most patients die of their disease within a year. In some cases, a primary tumor is not found. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1685).
Source: MeSH 2007

Krukenberg tumor as a Disease

Krukenberg tumor: Another name for Krukenberg carcinoma (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Krukenberg carcinoma
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Symptoms of Krukenberg tumor (Krukenberg carcinoma)

Some of the symptoms of Krukenberg tumor incude:

• Increased lower abdominal weight
• Fatigue
• Ovarian tumor

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Krukenberg tumor: Article Excerpts about Krukenberg carcinoma

However, when stomach cancer spreads to an ovary, the tumor in the ovary is called a Krukenberg tumor . (This tumor, named for a doctor, is not a different disease; it is metastatic stomach cancer. The cancer cells in a Krukenberg tumor are stomach cancer cells, the same as the cancer cells in the primary tumor.) (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Stomach Cancer: NCI)

However, when stomach cancer spreads to an ovary, the tumor in the ovary is called a Krukenberg tumor . (This tumor, named for a doctor, is not a different disease; it is metastatic stomach cancer. The cancer cells in a Krukenberg tumor are stomach cancer cells, the same as the cancer cells in the primary tumor.) (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Stomach Cancer: NCI)

Hierarchical classifications of Krukenberg tumor

The following list attempts to classify Krukenberg tumor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Histologic Type
    • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
      • Carcinoma
        • Adenocarcinoma
          • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell
            • Krukenberg Tumor

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Histologic Type
    • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
      • Neoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and Serous
        • Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell
          • Krukenberg Tumor

External links related to: Krukenberg tumor

• Krukenberg tumor
• Krukenberg's tumour (www.whonamedit.com)

Source: Diseases Database

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