Abstract

MORENO-FLORES, Guillermo; TOPETE-ESTRADA, Rafael; NIEBLA-CARDENAS, Danniela  and  AUDIFRED-SALOMON, Jorge R.. Atypical presentation of Meigs syndrome: A case report and literature review. Perinatol. Reprod. Hum. [online]. 2022, vol.36, n.1, pp.21-24.  Epub Sep 30, 2022. ISSN 2524-1710.  https://doi.org/10.24875/per.20000017.

Meigs syndrome (MS) is the association of ascites, pleural effusion and benign ovarian neoplasms, the pseudo-Meigs (PMS) adds elevated CA-125. We present the case of a 67-year-old female with a right adnexal mass, negative tumor markers, performed ororectomy reported serous cystadenofibroma. 12 weeks later with abdominal distension, weight loss, abdominal tomography with peritoneal carcinomatosis, CA -125 antigen of 1063.4U/L. Second laparoscopic view, without neoplasia, corroborated by histopathology. Making a diagnosis of MS is simple, but not when an atypical case of Pseudo-Meigs is presented. The articles mention significant improvement after surgical management.

Keywords : Meigs syndrome; CA-125 antigen; Ascites; Pleural effusion.

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