[A case of pseudo-meigs syndrome due to ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma].
A 59-year-old woman was admitted with dyspnea. A chest X-ray film revealed a large amount of pleural effusion at the both sides. No malignant cells were found in bilateral pleural effusions. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a huge mass of the right ovary with a small amount of ascites, suggesting a diagnosis of Meigs syndrome. The ovarian mass and the neighboring organs, including the uterus and the greater omentum, were surgically removed, and then both the bilateral pleural effusion and ascites disappeared after the surgery. The histopathological examination revealed that the mass was clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary (stage IIc), indicating that the disease was pseudo-Meigs Syndrome. This is the second report of pseudo-Meigs Syndrome caused by clear cell adenocarcinoma of the ovary in Japan.
Shimizudani
Naohiro
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The Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital.
Senba
Seitaro
S
Komiyama
Manabu
M
Hatao
Hidekazu
H
Ito
Masayuki
M
Kioi
Kiwamu
K
Sudo
Akihiko
A
Kishi
Koji
K
Yagyu
Hisanaga
H
Oh-ishi
Shuji
S
Nakamura
Hiroyuki
H
Matsuoka
Takeshi
T
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008539:Meigs Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed