Krukenberg tumor
[KROO-ken-berg TOO-mer] A tumor in the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer. | ||||
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Krukenberg tumor
A tumor of the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer.
A tumor of the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer.
Krukenberg tumor Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Krukenberg tumor
A Krukenberg tumor classically refers to a secondary ovarian malignancy whose primary site arose in the gastrointestinal tract. Krukenberg tumors are often found in both ovaries. Microscopically, they are characterized by appearance of mucin-secreting signet-ring cells in the tissue of the ovary; when the primary tumor is discovered, the same signet-ring cells will be found.
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