Gastric cancer diagnosed by biopsy of the uterine cervix.

Abstract

Biopsy of the uterine cervix from a 46-year-old woman who suffered from epigastric pain and weight loss showed metastatic adenocarcinoma. The primary site of the tumor was the stomach. At laparotomy, disseminated adenocarcinoma on the peritoneum and Krukenberg's tumor in the right ovary were found. A palliative partial gastrectomy, resection of the right ovary, and postoperative chemotherapy were performed. The possible mechanism of metastasis of extragenital cancer to the uterus is discussed.

• Authors: Y Atobe, T Yoshimura, H Kako, A Misumi, M Akagi
• Journal: Gynecologic oncology (Gynecol Oncol) Vol. 26 Issue 1 Pg. 135-9 (Jan 1987) ISSN: 0090-8258 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3792931 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma (pathology, secondary)
• Biopsy
• Cervix Uteri (pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Stomach Neoplasms
• Uterine Neoplasms (pathology, secondary)