Krukenberg tumors are not curable.
A Krukenberg tumor are metastatic tumors in the ovaries and not not curable, especially when they are diagnosed in the later stages.
Surgical removal of Krukenberg tumors is often possible and can sometimes improve your survival, especially when the Krukenberg tumor is confined to the ovaries.
But the overall prognosis of Krukenberg tumors is still often very poor, and has a median survival time of around 14 months.
Only 10% of people with Krukenberg tumors survive more than two years after diagnosis.
Treatment of people with Krukenberg tumors is controversial.
Some studies have also investigated the role of removing Krukenberg tumor originated from stomach and demonstrated that resection of ovarian metastases might prolong survival.
Krukenberg tumors can cause pain, bloating, and ascites, as well as irregular vaginal bleeding and dyspareunia.
In addition, the Krukenberg tumors may also induce changes within the ovarian stroma, resulting in hormone production.
Krukenberg tumors can develop and occur in all age groups, with an average age of 45 years.
In most countries, cancer that has metastasized to the ovary accounts for only about 1 to 2% of ovarian cancer; in the remainder, the ovary itself is the primary cancer site.