Krukenberg's Tumor, Three Years after a Colic Carcinoma

Swiss Surgery ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 237-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praz ◽  
Nordback ◽  
Billing ◽  
Merlini

We report a case of left ovarian Krukenberg's tumor in a 65 year-old patient, three years after resection of a colonic carcinoma (pT3, G2, pN1, Stage 3, Dukes C). The case is briefly discussed with reference to the literature. Krukenberg's tumor usually occurs in younger patients, with a peak frequency before 40 years. Both ovaries are involved in 90% of cases. Pathogenetically the ovarian involvement arises either from hematogenous, lymphatic spreading or from contiguous extension from the primary colonic tumor. There may be some anatomic predispositions such as utero-ovarian vessel anastomosis in the ligamentum latum or by peritoneal adhesions.

1993 ◽  
Vol 158 (12) ◽  
pp. 866-866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul de Souza ◽  
Richard D Smith ◽  
Jane Hall ◽  
Howard Gurney ◽  
Paul R Harnett

2007 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 827-831
Author(s):  
Vesna Zivkovic ◽  
Vuka Katic ◽  
Biljana Djordjevic ◽  
Miljan Krstic ◽  
Svetlana Pejovic ◽  
...  

Background/Aim. A significant increase in colonic carcinoma has been analyzed in numerous clinic-pathological studies and genetics models. The aim of this study was to determinate the differences in clinic-pathological parameters of colonic carcinoma regarding localization and histological type. Methods. The study enrolled 124 patients who had undergone surgery for colorectal carcinoma at the Clinic of Surgery in the town of Nis within 2005. Paraffin sections were stained with Hematoxilin-eosin (H&E), High iron diamine-Alcian blue (HID-AB) (pH-2.5) and Alcian blue-Preiodic arid Shiff (AB-PAS) (pH-2.5) methods. From pathological report we used data regarding: localization (right or left colon), histological type, histological grade, and parameters which determinate the tumor stage. Results. The total number of patients with right-sided colonic carcinoma was 40 (32.36%) and 84 (67.74%) with left-sided colonic carcinoma. Histopathologically, 96 (77.42%) adenocarcinomas and 28 (22.58%) mucinous adenocarcinomas were verified. There were no statistically significant differences between the right-sided and left-sided colonic carcinoma regarding sex, age, histological grade and tumor stage (p > 0.05). Mucinous adenocarcinomas was statistically significantly more frequent in right-sided colon (35.00%) than in left-sided colon (16.67%) (p < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between adenocarcinomas and mucinous adenocarcinomas regarding sex and disease stage. In younger patients the percentage of mucinous adenocarcinomas (28.57%) compared to nonmucinous ones (11.46%) was significantlly higher (p < 0.05) than in older patients. Mucinous adenocarcinomas had statistically significantly more frequently poor differentiation in comparison to adenocarcinomas (46.43% versus 9.37%, p < 0.001). Conclusion. According to the presented results it can be concluded that the lower grade of differentiation of the colon adenocarcinoma and mucinous secretion are significantly often present in younger patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 814-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie E. Smith ◽  
Ruth Huntley Bahr ◽  
Hector N. Hernandez

Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the attendance and success rates for seniors in voice therapy, identify any contributing patient-related factors, and compare results to existing findings for younger patients. Method This retrospective study included information from the voice records of 50 seniors seen by the same speech-language pathologist in a private practice. Analysis of attendance and outcome data divided participants into 6 groups. Outcomes for Groups 1–3 (64% of patients) were considered successful (positive voice change), while outcomes for Groups 4–6 (36% of patients) were considered unsuccessful. These data were compared to similar data collected for younger adults in a previous study. Results The attendance and success rates for seniors in this study were higher than those previously reported for younger patients. Further consideration of patient factors revealed that reports of increased stress, Reflux Symptom Index scores > 13, and higher Voice Handicap Index functional subscale scores were significant in distinguishing between patients in the successful and unsuccessful treatment outcome groups. Conclusions The relatively high attendance and success rates among this sample of seniors suggest the desire to achieve voice improvement does not diminish with age, and chances for success in voice therapy among nonfrail seniors may be greater than for younger patients.


2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
C PALMIERI ◽  
R FISHER ◽  
N SEBIRE ◽  
J SMITH ◽  
E NEWLANDS

VASA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lea Weingarz ◽  
Marc Schindewolf ◽  
Jan Schwonberg ◽  
Carola Hecking ◽  
Zsuzsanna Wolf ◽  
...  

Abstract. Background: Whether screening for thrombophilia is useful for patients after a first episode of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a controversial issue. However, the impact of thrombophilia on the risk of recurrence may vary depending on the patient’s age at the time of the first VTE. Patients and methods: Of 1221 VTE patients (42 % males) registered in the MAISTHRO (MAin-ISar-THROmbosis) registry, 261 experienced VTE recurrence during a 5-year follow-up after the discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy. Results: Thrombophilia was more common among patients with VTE recurrence than those without (58.6 % vs. 50.3 %; p = 0.017). Stratifying patients by the age at the time of their initial VTE, Cox proportional hazards analyses adjusted for age, sex and the presence or absence of established risk factors revealed a heterozygous prothrombin (PT) G20210A mutation (hazard ratio (HR) 2.65; 95 %-confidence interval (CI) 1.71 - 4.12; p < 0.001), homozygosity/double heterozygosity for the factor V Leiden and/or PT mutation (HR 2.35; 95 %-CI 1.09 - 5.07, p = 0.030), and an antithrombin deficiency (HR 2.12; 95 %-CI 1.12 - 4.10; p = 0.021) to predict recurrent VTE in patients aged 40 years or older, whereas lupus anticoagulants (HR 3.05; 95%-CI 1.40 - 6.66; p = 0.005) increased the risk of recurrence in younger patients. Subgroup analyses revealed an increased risk of recurrence for a heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation only in young females without hormonal treatment whereas the predictive value of a heterozygous PT mutation was restricted to males over the age of 40 years. Conclusions: Our data do not support a preference of younger patients for thrombophilia testing after a first venous thromboembolic event.


1979 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 86-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Zamrazil ◽  
D. Pohunková ◽  
S. Röhling ◽  
J. Němec

Pulmonary metastases were found in 123 out of 840 patients with thyroid cancer between 1955-1977. 87 patients with pulmonary metastases of differentiated cancer were studied in detail, including an evaluation of prognostically important factors. In 66 of them, the induction of 131I uptake in metastases was attempted, in half of them successfully. Uptake was achieved more frequently in younger subjects, in papillary cancers and in patients with fine pulmonary metastases on chest films. Survival (not corrected for age) was evaluated 10 and 15 years following the diagnosis of thyroid cancer and was found to be 29,1 % and 12,2%, respectively. Significantly higher survival rates were seen in younger patients, in patients with the fine type of pulmonary metastases, in the absence of bone metastases and, particularly, in patients with induced 131I uptake in metastases. Papillary cancers were found to have higher survival rates in males and in young subjects only, in the whole group the survival rates were independent of either microscopic type or sex. It is believed that biologic behaviour of distant (pulmonary) metastases may be influenced by radioiodide therapy.


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