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Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass
Meigs’ syndrome is classically characterized as the triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and ovarian fibroma. The incidence is not easily determined but has been described in medical literature. We report a case of a patient who presented for shortness of breath and was found to have pleural effusion...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32944427 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9704 |
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description | Meigs’ syndrome is classically characterized as the triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and ovarian fibroma. The incidence is not easily determined but has been described in medical literature. We report a case of a patient who presented for shortness of breath and was found to have pleural effusion, ascites, and an ovarian mass. Investigative measures were consistent with Meigs’ syndrome; however, definitive diagnosis was not able to be determined as our patient opted for symptomatic treatment rather than pursue surgical options. We discuss the pathophysiology of pleural effusion, ascites, and management of Meigs’ and pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome. Ultimately, we discuss palliative options for patients who are not ideal candidates for surgery. |
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spelling | pubmed-74893292020-09-16 Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass Nguyen, Paul Yazdanpanah, Omid Schumaker, Brianna Cureus Obstetrics/Gynecology Meigs’ syndrome is classically characterized as the triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and ovarian fibroma. The incidence is not easily determined but has been described in medical literature. We report a case of a patient who presented for shortness of breath and was found to have pleural effusion, ascites, and an ovarian mass. Investigative measures were consistent with Meigs’ syndrome; however, definitive diagnosis was not able to be determined as our patient opted for symptomatic treatment rather than pursue surgical options. We discuss the pathophysiology of pleural effusion, ascites, and management of Meigs’ and pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome. Ultimately, we discuss palliative options for patients who are not ideal candidates for surgery. Cureus 2020-08-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7489329/ /pubmed/32944427 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9704 Text en Copyright © 2020, Nguyen et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Obstetrics/Gynecology Nguyen, Paul Yazdanpanah, Omid Schumaker, Brianna Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass |
title | Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass |
title_full | Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass |
title_fullStr | Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass |
title_full_unstemmed | Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass |
title_short | Meigs’ Versus Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome: A Case of Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Ovarian Mass |
title_sort | meigs’ versus pseudo-meigs’ syndrome: a case of pleural effusion, ascites, and ovarian mass |
topic | Obstetrics/Gynecology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32944427 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9704 |
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