Primary Ovarian Mucinous Carcinoma with Signet Ring Cells – Report of A Rare Case

Presence of signet ring cells in ovarian neoplasms are commonly encountered in Krukenberg tumours of ovary. Unusual presence in primary ovarian mucinous tumours may create a diagnostic difficulty. To the best of our knowledge only very few such cases have been reported in the literature indicating...

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Main Authors: Jaya Ganesh P, Vimal Chander R, Kanchana M P, Lakshmi Narasimhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4473/8402_F(AK)_PF1(AGAK)_PFA(NC_AK)_PF2(AGAK)_PF2(PN).pdf
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Summary:Presence of signet ring cells in ovarian neoplasms are commonly encountered in Krukenberg tumours of ovary. Unusual presence in primary ovarian mucinous tumours may create a diagnostic difficulty. To the best of our knowledge only very few such cases have been reported in the literature indicating their rarity. We report a case of primary ovarian mucinous carcinoma with signet ring cells. The purpose of this presentation is to sensitize the pathologists to consider primary mucinous carcinoma as a differential diagnosis in tumours with signet ring cells.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X