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Krukenberg Tumour in Adolescents: Rare but Possible
Anjana Annal1, Shameema Anvar Sadath1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aster Medicity, Kochi, Kerala 682027 India.
Abstract:
Krukenberg tumour is a rare ovarian metastatic carcinoma arising from a primary malignancy elsewhere, classically the gastrointestinal tract and breast. They are bilateral solid ovarian tumour which most commonly occurs between 40-60 years, and its occurrence in the second decade of life is extremely rare. In this short commentary, we present an unusual case of Krukenberg tumour in a 16-year old in which diagnosis was made intraoperatively and managed systematically, thus emphasising the need to suspect Krukenberg in all age groups.
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