title: [Meigs' syndrome with high blood levels of CA 125. Clinical case and review of the literatureø].
abstract: A case of Meigs' syndrome is reported. The patient presented with: hydrothorax, ascites, benign ovarian tumor (thecoma) and increased serum levels of CA 125. Ovarian thecoma is a rare tumor, accounting for less than 1% of all ovarian tumors. When associated with Meigs' syndrome, it can produce a clinical picture similar to that of ovarian carcinoma, but the prognosis is much more favourable. The condition was managed by bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and hysterectomy. The ascites and hydrothorax disappeared spontaneously after removal of the ovarian tumor and CA 125 level decreased.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Ospedale T. Evoli Melito Porto Salvo, Reggio Calabria.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bognoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quartuccio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Quartuccio
mesh_terms: D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008539:Meigs Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen