Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Rare Stomach Cancer Metastasizes to Ovaries in Young Women
Two young women in Mumbai were found to have a rare type of cancer that started in their stomach and spread to their ovaries.
Doctors used scans and biopsies to discover the cancer.
They had major surgery to remove the ovaries and uterus, and one woman also got chemotherapy.
This kind of cancer is very rare and usually spreads quickly, so doctors say it’s important to check for stomach cancer when women have ovarian tumors and stomach symptoms.
The doctors hope that finding the cancer early will help patients live longer.
Two young women (25 and 37) in Mumbai diagnosed with Krukenberg tumors from undetected gastric signet‑ring cell carcinoma.
Imaging and PET‑CT revealed ovarian masses and stomach wall thickening; biopsies confirmed gastric origin.
Both underwent hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo‑oophorectomy; one received six cycles of paclitaxel‑carboplatin chemotherapy.
Krukenberg tumors represent 1–2% of ovarian cancers, often bilateral, and carry a median survival of 6–24 months.
Authors emphasize early detection of gastrointestinal cancers in women with ovarian masses and GI symptoms.
- Who
- Doctors at CAMA and Albless Hospital in Mumbai
- What
- Reported two rare cases of stomach cancer spreading to the ovaries (Krukenberg tumors)
- When
- July 31, 2026
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- Why
- To highlight the need for early diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers in women presenting with ovarian masses
- Number of cases
- 2
- Age range
- 25–37 years
- Cancer type
- Krukenberg tumor (gastric signet‑ring cell carcinoma)
- Treatment
- Hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo‑oophorectomy, chemotherapy (paclitaxel‑carboplatin)
- Prognosis
- Median survival 6–24 months