Bilateral ovarian metastases from gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma in an 18-year-old: a case report and narrative review
This case highlights the importance of considering metastatic gastrointestinal malignancies in the differential diagnosis of ovarian tumors in adolescents and emphasizes the value of early endoscopic assessment. By combining a rare adolescent case with a focused literature review, this work provides one of the few comprehensive syntheses of KTs in patients under 20 years, offering a unique contribution to improving clinical awareness and guiding future diagnostic strategies.
Authors
- Radu VLADAREANU
- Andreea Boiangiu
- Cezar Iliescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8817-4579)
- Andreea Iren Șerban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1862-3524)
- Șerban Marinescu
- Valentin-Nicolae Varlas
- Romina-Marina Sima
- Alexandru FILIPESCU
- Andreea Costeschi
- Liviu Bilteanu
- Catalina-Andreea Nicolae
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- University of Bucharest (RO)
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (RO)
- Emergency University (US)
- National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2026.1744052
- Primary Topic
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00