Krukenberg tumor

Discussion:

Bilateral enlargement of ovaries in a known patient with gastric adenocarcinoma (signet ring sub type - pathology proven) in a young female consistent with bilateral ovarian metastasis known as Krukenberg tumor (or carcinoma mucocellulare). The colon and stomach are the most common primary tumors to result in ovarian metastases, followed by the breast, lung, and contralateral ovary. They tend to develop during the reproductive years.

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