Table 1 Previously reported patients of Krukenberg carcinoma with bone and marrow metastases
Author | year | Age/sex | Site of metastasis | Type of Krukenberg tumor | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simecek A [3] | 1937 | NA | NA | Secondary | NA |
Lowman and Kushlan [4] | 1945 | 20/F | Vertebrae | Secondary | Died |
Zeigerman JH [5] | 1948 | 27/F | Osteoplastic metastases to spine, pelvis, ribs, clavicle, scapulae and upper humeri | Primary | Died |
Engeler et al [6] | 1976 | Pregnant female | Osteoplastic metastases and necrosis of the marrow. | Primary | NA |
Joshi VV [7] | 1968 | 33/F | Ribs, pelvis, spine and greater trochanter of left Femur along with marrow dissemination. | Primary | Died |
Metz et al [8] | 1980 (Two cases) | 1. 40/F 2. 29/F | 1. Skull, spine, ribs and hip with marrow involvement 2. Skull and spine | Secondary | Died |
Present case | 2007 | 50/F | Osteolytic lumbar vertebrae with bone marrow involvement | Possibly secondary | Died |