[Krukenberg's tumor- about 5 cases]

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