Paper II — 2022 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q20

Paper II

2022 July (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

What is meant by Krukenberg tumor.

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Answer

A Krukenberg tumour is a metastatic tumour to the ovary (typically bilateral), classically originating from a primary gastric carcinoma (particularly the signet-ring cell/diffuse type), characterized histologically by mucin-filled signet-ring cells within a densely cellular, ovarian stroma.

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1. 1Gastric Carcinoma

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