title: A 36-year-old female with Krukenberg tumor from a colonic carcinoma.
abstract: Krukenberg tumor is bilateral ovarian carcinoma's metastasizing most commonly from a gastric primary followed by a colon. We report a case of 36-year-old female with bilateral ovarian mass diagnosed as Krukenberg with a work up for locating the primary site. In this case, we discuss widely the clinical aspects with histopathological features and literature review of Krukenberg tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paraclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad.
authors.forename: Srikanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umakanthan
authors.forename: Maryann M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Bukelo
authors.forename: Khandelwal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hardik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007725:Krukenberg Tumor / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis