A Case of Pseudo-Meigs' Syndrome with Elevated Serum CA 125 levels. |
Mahn Gyu Cho, Kyoung Hee Han, Dong Soo Cha, Seong Jin Choi, Sang Jun Park, Soon Hee Jung |
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. |
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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. |
Key Words:
Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome, Thecoma, CA 125 |
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