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- Title
Incidence and prognosis of Krukenberg tumour in Northern Ireland.
- Authors
Gilliland, R.; Gill, P. J.
- Abstract
The case notes of 15 patients with Krukenberg tumours were studied to determine the incidence, presentation, clinical findings and prognosis of the disease in Northern Ireland. Patients tended to be young and premenopausal. A short history of abdominal pain was the most frequent presenting complaint, abdominal swelling being second. Menstrual irregularities occurred infrequently and no patient was virilized. Tumours tended to be large, bilateral and associated with ascites. The stomach was the commonest primary site. The overall prognosis was poor, especially if the primary tumour remained covert at the time of diagnosis. The prognosis was unaflected by subsequent discovery of the primary source; extensive investigation is inconvenient for the patient and wasteful of resources. The incidence of the tumour in Northern Ireland was 0.16 per 100 000 per annum: it will be rarely encountered by general surgeons.
- Publication
British Journal of Surgery, 1992, Vol 79, Issue 12, p1364
- ISSN
0007-1323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bjs.1800791241