THE KRUKENBERG TUMOR
- 20 October 1934
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 103 (16) , 1199-1204
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1934.02750420011004
Abstract
In 1896 Friedrich Krukenberg described a tumor of the ovary which he called fibrosarcoma mucocellulare carcinomatodes. He considered this tumor to be a fibrosarcoma containing large epithelioid cells enclosing mucin, which induced him to add the name mucocellulare carcinomatodes. Krukenberg maintained that the tumor was primary in the ovary, a view that has been much discussed and opposed. At the present time most observers consider it to be secondary to carcinoma in some portion of the gastro-intestinal tract. In 1918 Major1in a classic paper collected fifty-five cases from the literature and discussed in a complete manner the opinions expressed by various authors as to the conflicting views concerning its origin, mode of transmission and pathologic appearance. In 1929 Fallas2collected twenty-three more cases, and Enzer3collected six cases and reported one in 1930.These and the other cases reviewed in this article are shown in tableKeywords
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