Pseudo-Meigs syndrome secondary to ovarian germ cell tumor.
An 11-year-old white girl presenting with fever, dyspnea, and cough demonstrated a left pleural effusion, ascites, and a suprapubic mass on physical and radiologic examinations. Surgical resection of the mass found a stage Ic malignant mixed germ cell tumor of the ovary. The pleural effusion and ascites were benign and resolved spontaneously after complete resection of the tumor, which is characteristic of a pseudo-Meigs syndrome.
Wolff
Andrea L
AL
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Ladd
Alan P
AP
Kumar
Manjusha
M
Gunderman
Richard B
RB
Stevens
John
J
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008539:Meigs Syndrome; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome