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Kru·ken·berg tu·mor (krū'kĕn-berg), a metastatic carcinoma of the ovary, usually bilateral and secondary to a mucous carcinoma of the stomach, which contains signet-ring cells filled with mucus.Kru·ken·berg tu·mor (krū'kĕn-berg tū'mŏr) A metastatic carcinoma of the ovary, usually bilateral and secondary to a mucous carcinoma of the stomach, which contains signet-ring cells filled with mucus. Krukenberg tumorA malignant metastasis to the ovary, usually bilateral and frequently secondary to malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. Histologically, these tumors consist of myxomatous connective tissue and cells having a signet ring arrangement of their nuclei. The epithelial tissue resembles the malignancy of the original site. See also: Krukenberg, Friedrich ErnstKrukenberg, Friedrich, German pathologist, 1871-1946. Krukenberg amputation - a cineplastic amputation at the carpus with the distal end of the forearm.Krukenberg pigment spindle forcepsKrukenberg spindle - a vertical fusiform area of melanin pigmentation on the posterior surface of the central cornea.Krukenberg spongeKrukenberg tumor - metastatic carcinoma of the ovary. |