{"title":"A review of krukenberg tumors from a gastrointestinal primary site","authors":"Vitaley Kovalev, Ayesha Tariq","doi":"10.4103/wjcs.wjcs_13_23","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Krukenberg tumors are a type of rare metastatic ovarian cancer that are primarily derived from the gastrointestinal tract. The literature does not agree on a single classification of Krukenberg tumors and uses several characteristics to describe them including histopathology and cancer origin. This can lead to incorrect or delayed diagnoses, which can affect management, treatment, and overall patient outcome. This review compiles current knowledge of Krukenberg tumors including tumor pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment options.","PeriodicalId":90396,"journal":{"name":"World journal of colorectal surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World journal of colorectal surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/wjcs.wjcs_13_23","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Krukenberg tumors are a type of rare metastatic ovarian cancer that are primarily derived from the gastrointestinal tract. The literature does not agree on a single classification of Krukenberg tumors and uses several characteristics to describe them including histopathology and cancer origin. This can lead to incorrect or delayed diagnoses, which can affect management, treatment, and overall patient outcome. This review compiles current knowledge of Krukenberg tumors including tumor pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment options.