Uterine leiomyoma causing massive ascites and left pleural effusion with elevated CA 125: a case report.
A 51-year-old patient presented with an abdominal mass and ascites as well as a left pleural effusion. Her serum CA125 was 820 U/ml. Surgical exploration revealed a benign leiomyoma of the uterus without malignant cytology in the ascites. Postoperatively, the pleural effusion was resolved dramatically and the CA125 decreased to the normal range after 4 months post-operatively. This is an extremely rare case of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome caused by uterine leiomyoma.
Migishima
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F
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Jobo
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T
Hata
H
H
Sato
R
R
Ikeda
Y
Y
Arai
M
M
Kuramoto
H
H
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008539:Meigs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D018394:CA-125 Antigen