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Published on: March 7, 2011
Discovery of asymptomatic Krukenberg tumors diagnosed during caesarean section: therapy with hyperthermic
Kamil Mehmet Burgazli1, Meric Mericliler, Ethem Kavukcu
1Department of Internal Medicine, Wuppertal Primary Health Care and Research Center, Wuppertal, Germany. burgazlk@uni-koeln.de
We report a case of the discovery of asymptomatic Krukenberg tumors in a 37-year-old woman in the 37th week of pregnancy during caesarean section. Subsequent gastroscopy revealed an adenocarcinoma of the stomach as the primary tumor site. The patient was treated with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Tumor surgery (Partial parietal peritonectomy and partial gastrectomy) and HIPEC treatment were successful, with no complications found during follow-up. Use of HIPEC seems to be a promising option after radical surgery, including its use in patients with gastric tumors that are in advanced stages, and use in patients who have tumors with poor prognoses, such as Krukenberg tumors.
We report a case of the discovery of asymptomatic Krukenberg tumors in a 37-year-old woman in the 37th week of pregnancy during caesarean section. Subsequent gastroscopy revealed an adenocarcinoma of the stomach as the primary tumor site. The patient was treated with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Tumor surgery (Partial parietal peritonectomy and partial gastrectomy) and HIPEC treatment were successful, with no complications found during follow-up. Use of HIPEC seems to be a promising option after radical surgery, including its use in patients with gastric tumors that are in advanced stages, and use in patients who have tumors with poor prognoses, such as Krukenberg tumors.