title: [Krukenberg tumor - common problem of gynecologists, surgeons oncologists and pathologists. Report of three cases and review of the literature].
abstract: Ovarian cancer constitutes one of the most frequent malignant tumours in the female population not only in Poland. The screening of this tumour type is unsolved. The tumours are usually diagnosed in the advanced stage, thus the survival rate are usually poor. Their histopathological appearance has a wide variety, with the occurrence of numerous metastatic forms. Among the metastatic tumours, the primary tumours of the digestive tract occur the most frequently. They are known as the Krukenberg tumours. In these cases the choice of treatment is more difficult and prognosis is also worse in most cases with fatal outcome in one year. Early diagnosis and complete resection is the only possible hope. In this paper authors present three cases of Krukenberg tumour with nonspecific symptoms, difficulties during diagnostics, late beginning of treatment and poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Ginekologii Onkologicznej Katedry Onkologii, U.M. w lodzi.
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gottwald
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakubik
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Góral
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Korczyński
authors.forename: Radzisław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kordek
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bienkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007725:Krukenberg Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis