Struma ovarii with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome: report of a case and review of the literature.
A case of struma ovarii with ascites and hydrothorax is reported. This unusual rare association is labeled as pseudo-Meigs' syndrome to differentiate it from conventional Meigs' syndrome in which the ovarian tumor is a fibroma. We discuss the diagnostic problems of this condition, and present a brief review of the reported cases in the literature.
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Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia.
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008539:Meigs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010996:Pleural Effusion; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013330:Struma Ovarii / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology