Surgical treatment for patients with Krukenberg tumor of stomach origin: clinical outcome and prognostic factors analysis.

Krukenberg tumor originated from stomach in female patients is common in clinical practice, but it is still uncertain whether surgical resection of ovarian metastases could improve the outcome. Some studies suggested that a certain group of patients could benefit from the resection of ovarian metast...

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Main Authors: Wei Peng, Rui-Xi Hua, Rong Jiang, Chao Ren, Yong-Nin Jia, Jin Li, Wei-Jian Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3706522?pdf=render