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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 336-337 |
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Krukenberg tumour simulating uterine fibroids and pelvic inflammatory disease
BU Ezem1, CC Osuagwu2, IV Onyiaorah3
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Nigeria
2 Department of Surgery, Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Nigeria
3 Department of Histopathology, Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu,; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
B U Ezem
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 20857797 
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Objective: To report a case of cancer of the colon which presented as secondaries to the ovaries.
Method: Case report.
Summary: The case presented is that of a 39 year old female who presented with lower abdominal pain and a multinodular pelvic mass which led to an initial diagnosis of multiple uterine fibroids and pelvic inflammatory disease. The presence of a colonic mass was first suggested by ultrasound .Laparotomy revealed carcinoma of the colon with bilateral krukenberg's tumour and an insignificant fibroleiomyoma.
Conclusion: This case is reported to alert practitioners that all multinodular pelvic masses should not be assumed to be multiple fibroids. |
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