Precise preoperative diagnosis of struma ovarii with pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome mimicking ovarian cancer with the combination of (131)I scintigraphy and (18)F–FDG PET: case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Struma ovarii is a rare ovarian neoplasm that often appears malignant on conventional imaging. Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome with ascites, pleural effusion, and elevated serum CA 125 levels is much rarer and leads to misdiagnosis of ovarian cancer and unnecessary extended surgery. CASE PRESENTA...

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Autores principales: Fujiwara, Sayaka, Tsuyoshi, Hideaki, Nishimura, Toshiya, Takahashi, Nozomu, Yoshida, Yoshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5796437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29391043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13048-018-0383-2

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