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Intralesional hemorrhage in Krukenberg tumor: a case report and review of the literature

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Abstract

Acute abdomen due to female genital apparatus disease is very rare. Most are due to intralesional effusion of benign tumors. The authors present a 40-year-old woman with acute abdomen pain due to haemorrhagic ovarian metastasis of colorectal cancer, focusing on the role of imaging to get the management of the patient.

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Il dolore addominale acuto dovuto a patologie di pertinenza ginecologica è una condizione rara. La maggior parte dei casi sono dovuti ad emorragie endolesionali di formazioni benigne. Presentiamo il caso di una Donna di 40 anni con dolore addominale acuto dovuto a sanguinamento di metastasi ovariche originate da un tumore del colon-retto, concentrando l’attenzione sul ruolo dell’imaging nella gestione del paziente.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, p.le Golgi 2, Pavia, Italy

    A. La Fianza & G. Ori Belometti

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy

    C. Cassani

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La Fianza, A., Cassani, C. & Ori Belometti, G. Intralesional hemorrhage in Krukenberg tumor: a case report and review of the literature. J Ultrasound 16, 89–91 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40477-013-0011-3

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