[Krukenberg's tumor- about 5 cases]
Maghreb Medical. 2005; 25 (375): 168-170
in French
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| ID: emr-171436
ABSTRACT
KRUKENBERG's tumor is an ovarian metastasis of a digestive neoplasm. It is a rare tumor. We realized a retrospective study over 5 years, in the service "A" of the CMNT. We listed 5 cases of KRUKENBERG's tumors. The average age of our patients was of 47 years. The main motive for consultation are pelvic pains. Clinical exam finds an abdominal mass in 4 cases. The treatment is surgical associated to the chemotherapy. The primitive tumor was found in 4 cases, it was gastric in three patients. KRUKENBERG's tumor is a rare tumor, it touches the young woman. The prognosis of this tumor remains dark. The surgical treatment and the chemotherapy improve little the survival
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
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French
Journal:
Maghreb Med.
Year:
2005
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