title: Uterine leiomyoma causing massive ascites and left pleural effusion with elevated CA 125: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Migishima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jobo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuramoto
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen