Ovarian metastasis from a urachal adenocarcinoma primary in a young female

Abstract

Metastasis to the ovary from a bladder primary is extremely rare with limited case reports. The most common primary sites arise from stomach, colon or renal origin and usually occur from 40 years of age onwards. We report a case of an 18-year old woman with a right sided Krukenberg tumour from a bladder primary. This patient is much younger than any other case report of Krukenberg tumour and reiterates the need for early excision of urachal masses in all age groups.

Keywords

• Krukenberg
• Urachus
• Urinary bladder
• Urachal adenocarcinoma
• Immunohistochemistry