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Ovarian Fibroma with Meigs Syndrome associated with Elevated CA125 - A Rare Case

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2010
Postmenopausal women with solid adnexal masses, ascites and pleural effusion with elevated CA 125 are highly suggestive for malignant ovarian tumor. However in literature 28 cases Meigs syndrome (Benign ovarian tumor, ascites and right pleural effusion ...
Prasad. K. Shetty, UD Bafna, K Balaiah, Gnana Prakash S   +3 more
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Pseudo-Meigs' Syndrome with Degenerative Uterine Leiomyoma in Pregnancy

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2004
Objective: Uterine leiomyomas rarely cause pseudo-Meigs' syndrome. We describe a case of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome during pregnancy. Case Report: A 35-year-old woman (gravida 0, para 0) experienced rapid abdominal distension over a period of 1 week in the ...
Wen-Chiung Hsu, Pao-Ling Torng, Song-Nan Chow, Su-Cheng Huang   +3 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging findings in pseudo-Meigs' syndrome associated with a large uterine leiomyoma: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is a rare pathological entity characterized by the presence of a pelvic mass other than an ovarian fibroma. The mass is associated with ascites with or without hydrothorax.
Drevelegas Antonios, Papadopoulou Elissavet, Chourmouzi Danai   +2 more
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Meigs' syndrome with elevated CA 125: case report

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT: Meigs' syndrome consists of a benign ovarian tumor accompanied by ascites and hydrothorax. Elevated serum CA 125 levels in postmenopausal women with solid adnexal masses, ascites and pleural effusion are highly suggestive for malignant ovarian ...
Sabas Carlos Vieira, Leonardo Halley Carvalho Pimentel, José Carlos Castelo Branco Ribeiro, Argemiro Ferreira de Andrade Neto, Jerúsia Oliveira Ibiapina de Santana   +4 more
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Three Cases of Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome Secondary to Ovarian Metastases from Colorectal Cancer [PDF]

Case Reports in Surgery, 2017
Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome is used to describe cases of ascites and/or pleural effusion associated with ovarian neoplasms other than benign tumors, which improve after removal of the ovarian lesion.
Yuta Yamamoto, Yusuke Miyagawa, Takehito Ehara, Makoto Koyama, Satoshi Nakamura, Daisuke Takeuchi, Futoshi Muranaka, Masato Kitazawa, Shinichi Miyagawa   +8 more
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Precise preoperative diagnosis of struma ovarii with pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome mimicking ovarian cancer with the combination of 131I scintigraphy and 18F–FDG PET: case report and review of the literature

Journal of Ovarian Research, 2018
Background Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian neoplasm that often appears malignant on conventional imaging. Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome with ascites, pleural effusion, and elevated serum CA 125 levels is much rarer and leads to misdiagnosis of ovarian cancer ...
Sayaka Fujiwara, Hideaki Tsuyoshi, Toshiya Nishimura, Nozomu Takahashi, Yoshio Yoshida   +4 more
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Pseudo-Meigs syndrome: à propos d'un cas

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
Le pseudo-Meigs syndrome comprend une tumeur pelvienne bénigne (en dehors des fibrothécomes ovariens) ou maligne associée à des épanchements, pleural et ou péritonéal, qui disparaissent après l'exérèse tumorale.
Benjelloun Hanane, Morad Sanaa, Zaghba Nahid, Bakhatar Abdelaziz, Yassine Najiba, Bahlaoui Abdelkrim   +5 more
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Meigs’ syndrome with elevated serum cancer antigen 125 levels in a case of ovarian sclerosing stromal tumor

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2011
Objective: Meigs’ syndrome presenting as an ovarian tumor with elevated serum cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) levels is unusual. Only 37 cases have been reported, including three cases of ovarian sclerosing stromal tumor (SCT).
Jia-Hung Liou, Tzu Cheng Su, Jui-Chang Hsu   +2 more
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Struma Ovarii Associated with Pseudo- Meigs’Syndrome

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2012
Struma ovarii is a specialized ovarian teratoma composed predominantly of mature thyroid tissue. It is associated with pleural effusion and ascites (Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome) in 5% of cases.
Sushma Rajesh Gulhane, Riti Tusharkanti Sinha, Gangane NM   +2 more
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Decoding Meigs' syndrome without malignancy: a systematic review of therapeutic strategies

Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Background Meigs' syndrome, characterized by a benign ovarian tumor, ascites, and pleural effusion, often presents a diagnostic challenge due to its clinical mimicry of ovarian malignancy, including elevated CA-125 levels.
Mena Abdalla, Hend Hadawi, Ahmed Khalil
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