Krukenberg tumors: Diagnostic problem

Krukenberg tumors.

Immunohistochemical diagnosis of Krukenberg tumors.

The diagnosis of Krukenberg tumors, as in other types of metastatic tumors of unknown primary origin, can often be a challenge for clinicians. In many cases, traditional diagnostic methods are insufficient, requiring immunohistochemistry analysis for identifying the origin of metastatic tumors. In our study, we examined a total of 34 female patients with Krukenberg tumors with different sites o...

Krukenberg tumors of gastric origin versus colorectal origin

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to compare the each clinical manifestation related with its mean survival time of Krukenberg tumors (KTs) of gastric origin versus with that of colorectal origin. METHODS A total of 156 consecutive patients diagnosed with KTs of the ovary who underwent surgical treatment at a single institution between 2001 and 2010 were retrospectively evaluated. Each clini...

Diagnostic Accuracy of Squash Preparations in Central Nervous System Tumors

Background & Objectives: The accurate assessment of the diseased tissue is fundamental to the diagnosis and management of disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). The ‛squash’ or ‛crush’ technique has been universally employed in the intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tumors. The aim of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of squash preparation in diagnosing CNS tumors by comparing with hi...

The Krukenberg hand.

Little has been published about the Krukenberg operation, which has been regarded as primarily indicated for the blind patient with bilateral hand amputations. Of the 35 Krukenberg cineplasty operations I have performed in the last 36 years, only two have been on blind patients. The operation provides forearm amputees with pincers which allow them to perform tasks without a prosthesis, but does...