title: [Metastatic carcinoma to the ovary of extragenital origin: analysis of 9 cases and review of the concept of Krukenberg's tumor].
abstract: Between 1987 to 1992, nine patients with metastatic ovarian tumors of extragenital origin were analyzed. Seven corresponded to Krükenberg tumors, according to the traditional description of carcinoma with signet-ring cells and stroma with sarcomatoid reaction. The primary neoplasia was detected in 8 patients (89%) and corresponded to: gastric cancer (n = 4), colon cancer (n = 2), gallbladder cancer (n = 1) and breast cancer (n = 1). Mean survival in these patients was 11 months (range 4 to 20 months). Irrespective of their histology and origin, all the lesions were found to share similar macroscopic characteristics: bilateral enlarged ovaries, solid and embossed appearance.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hamed
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oyarzún
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chuaqui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barrena
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mayerson
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Badía
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007725:Krukenberg Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Carcinoma metastásico en el ovario de origen extragenital: análisis de 9 casos y revisión del concepto de tumor de Krükenberg.