TY - JOUR
T1 - Krukenberg tumor in pregnancy
T2 - A pathologist’s point of view
AU - Chaitra, G. V.
AU - Saha, Debarshi
AU - Pai, Radha R.
AU - Krothapalli, Mahathi
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - A 32-year-old female patient at 32 weeks of gestation presented with persistent agonizing epigastric pain with vomiting from conception. CA125 levels were raised and a second look ultrasound scan revealed a viable fetus with a right-sided ovarian mass. Preterm vaginal delivery at 32 weeks resulted in a viable infant. Excision of the ovarian mass revealed Krukenberg tumor (KKT). The other ovary was grossly normal. Ovarian malignancy in pregnancy is a rare phenomenon, more so is the KKT. The infrequency, initial unilaterality, and the low power view misled identification at first. Periodic acid–Schiff and mucicarmine histochemical staining clinched the diagnosis.
AB - A 32-year-old female patient at 32 weeks of gestation presented with persistent agonizing epigastric pain with vomiting from conception. CA125 levels were raised and a second look ultrasound scan revealed a viable fetus with a right-sided ovarian mass. Preterm vaginal delivery at 32 weeks resulted in a viable infant. Excision of the ovarian mass revealed Krukenberg tumor (KKT). The other ovary was grossly normal. Ovarian malignancy in pregnancy is a rare phenomenon, more so is the KKT. The infrequency, initial unilaterality, and the low power view misled identification at first. Periodic acid–Schiff and mucicarmine histochemical staining clinched the diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_12_16
DO - 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_12_16
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019740389
SN - 1011-4564
VL - 37
SP - 69
EP - 71
JO - Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad)
JF - Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad)
IS - 2
ER -