Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix with bilateral Krukenberg ovarian tumors

After experiencing intermittent episodes of abdominal pain for two years, a 28-year-old woman developed partial small bowel obstruction. Barium enema and colonoscopy revealed the source of obstruction to be an apparent cecal carcinoma. At exploratory laparotomy a primary adenocarcinoma of the append...

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Published inThe Johns Hopkins medical journal Vol. 143; no. 2; p. 43
Main Authors Paone, J F, Bixler, 2nd, T J, Imbembo, A L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1978
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - pathology
Adult
Appendiceal Neoplasms - pathology
Female
Humans
Krukenberg Tumor - pathology
Neoplasm Metastasis
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:After experiencing intermittent episodes of abdominal pain for two years, a 28-year-old woman developed partial small bowel obstruction. Barium enema and colonoscopy revealed the source of obstruction to be an apparent cecal carcinoma. At exploratory laparotomy a primary adenocarcinoma of the appendix with bilateral Krukenberg ovarian metastases was found. This is a rare occurrence and, to our knowledge, the first well-documented case in the English literature. These case also demonstrates difficulties in the preoperative diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the appendix.
ISSN:0021-7263