Data to the clinical manifestation of the Krukenberg tumour.

Abstract

Ovarian cancer is one of the most frequent malignant tumours in the female population. The screening of this tumour type is unsolved. The tumours are usually diagnosed in the advanced stage; thus the results of survival are unfavourable. Their histopathological appearance has a wide variety, with the occurrence of numerous metastatic forms. In these metastatic cases the choice of treatment is more difficult and prognosis is also worse. Among the metastatic tumours, the primary tumours of the gastrointestinal tract occur the most frequently. They are known as the Krukenberg tumour. Authors present two cases of Krukenberg tumours in order to summarize our knowledge on this rare tumour type and to give some practical advice.