title: Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome caused by a Krukenberg tumour of gastric cancer.
abstract: A 50-year-old woman who presented with a one-month history of abdominal fullness and dyspnoea was admitted to our hospital. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed the scirrhous-type gastric cancer on the greater curvature of the gastric body. Computed tomography revealed bilateral large ovarian tumours with massive right pleural effusion and ascites. A repeated cytological examination of pleural effusion and ascites revealed no malignant cells. The definitive diagnosis of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome was made by confirming the fact that pleural effusion and ascites disappeared after bilateral oophorectomy. Resection of ovarian tumours may also lead to long-term survival, even in the patients with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome caused by gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horimatsu
authors.forename: Shin'ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mashimo
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muto
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007725:Krukenberg Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008539:Meigs Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed