title: Krukenberg tumor: metastasis of Meckel's diverticular adenocarcinoma to ovaries.
abstract: A 56-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, weight loss and fatigue. Computed tomography revealed an abdominopelvic mass and ascites. At surgery she had carcinomatosis and bilateral ovarian metastases arising from a cancer in a Meckel's diverticulum. Histology identified the primary to be a signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma within the Meckel's with ovarian metastases. This is the first report of a Krukenberg tumor from a Meckel's diverticulum. A discussion of malignancies within a Meckel's diverticulum is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey 07039, USA.
authors.forename: Sujit V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Sakpal
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Babel
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pulinthanathu
authors.forename: Thad R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Denehy
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
mesh_terms: D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery