Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2005 Jul;48(7):1820-1826.

A Case of Pseudo-Meigs' Syndrome with Elevated Serum CA 125 levels

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  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea. visionhk@wonju.yonsei.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea.

Abstract

Meigs' syndrome is defined by the presence of ascites and hydrothorax in association with an ovarian fibroma, which spontaneously resolve soon after the removal of the tumor. Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome refers to the same clinical features associated with other ovarian tumors; thecoma, granulosa cell tumor, Brenner tumor, struma ovarii, etc. Elevated serum CA 125 levels have a strong correlation with ovarian malignancy, but several benign ovarian tumors have been found to cause a rise in CA 125 levels. We present a case of Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome with an elevated CA 125 resulting from thecoma with a brief review of the literatures.

Keyword

Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome; Thecoma; CA 125

MeSH Terms

Ascites
Brenner Tumor
Female
Fibroma
Granulosa Cell Tumor
Hydrothorax
Meigs Syndrome
Struma Ovarii
Thecoma
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