"The tumours represent 5-10% of all ovarian tumours and up to 50% of all metastatic tumours to the ovary 10. The estimated incidence of Krukenberg tumour is approximately 0.16/100000 per year 10."
"This entity is named after the German pathologist Friedrich E Krukenberg (1871-1946), who first described them in 1896 14."
"The tumours represent 5-10% of all ovarian tumours and up to 50% of all metastatic tumours to the ovary 10. The estimated incidence of Krukenberg tumour is approximately 0.16/100000 per year 10."
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"Immunohistochemistry"
"Krukenberg tumour tends to develop in younger women than primary ovarian tumours, typically during the reproductive years; median age 48 years (range 27-65 years) 4,5,8,10. Approximately 80% of tumours are bilateral 10."
"cystic components: variable; hypointense (fluid), hyperintense (thick mucin)"
"cystic components: variable; hyperintense (fluid), hypointense (thick mucin)"
"CT appearances can be indistinguishable from primary ovarian carcinoma 2. Features that favour a Krukenberg tumour include concurrent gastric or colic mural lesions 5,10. There is some evidence that tumours originating from the stomach may be denser on contrast-enhanced CT than those originating from the colon 3."