Krukenberg Tumour as a Metastasis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Gabija Didžiokaitė VU Medicinos fakultetas
  • Akvilė Rakauskaitė VU Medicinos fakultetas
  • Lina Lenkutytė-Matkevičienė Respublikinė Vilniaus universitetinė ligoninė
Keywords: Ovarian tumour, Krukenberg tumour, Ovarian metastases, Digestive tract metastasis

Abstract

Krukenberg tumour is a rare metastatic ovarian tumour in most cases originating from the gastrointestinal tract. We present a case, where gastric adenocarcinoma was suspected based on symptomatic ovarian masses, emphasizing the need to consider all possible causes of ovarian tumours for accurate diagnosis.

Published
2023-06-21