Krukenberg Tumor: Metastasis of Meckel\u27s Diverticular Adenocarcinoma to Ovaries.

Abstract

A 56-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, weight loss and fatigue. Computed tomography revealed an abdominopelvic mass and ascites. At surgery she had carcinomatosis and bilateral ovarian metastases arising from a cancer in a Meckel\u27s diverticulum. Histology identified the primary to be a signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma within the Meckel\u27s with ovarian metastases. This is the first report of a Krukenberg tumor from a Meckel\u27s diverticulum. A discussion of malignancies within a Meckel\u27s diverticulum is provided