title: Magnetic resonance imaging of Krukenberg tumor from gastric cancer.
abstract: The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in a 42-year-old woman with a giant Krukenberg tumor from gastric cancer are reported. The macroscopic features of the Krukenberg tumor resulting from gastric cancer were clearly and precisely shown on MRI. Furthermore, MRI was more useful than ultrasonography or CT for determining the origin and further tissue characterization of the tumor. These findings suggest that MRI can be especially useful in the evaluation of giant ovarian tumors as in the present case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kawasaki Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takemori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimura
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007725:Krukenberg Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*