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Three Cases of Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome Secondary to Ovarian Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
Joint Authors
Miyagawa, Shinichi
Yamamoto, Yuta
Miyagawa, Yusuke
Ehara, Takehito
Koyama, Makoto
Nakamura, Satoshi
Muranaka, Futoshi
Takeuchi, Daisuke
Kitazawa, Masato
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome is used to describe cases of ascites and/or pleural effusion associated with ovarian neoplasms other than benign tumors, which improve after removal of the ovarian lesion.
We present three cases of pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome secondary to ovarian metastasis from colorectal cancer.
In case 1, the patient has severe dyspnea and hypoxia due to massive right pleural effusion; therefore preoperative thoracic drainage was needed.
In case 2, the patient needed paracentesis every two or three days to improve abdominal distension.
After two courses of 5-fluorouracil, levofolinate, and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6), her ascites could be controlled by diuretics without aspiration and her general condition improved.
Then she underwent operation.
In case 3, the patient developed a massive pleural effusion and ascites coincident with a rapid enlargement of ovarian tumor after resection and adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer.
In all cases, pleural effusions and/or ascites resolved and general conditions and daily activities of the patients improved after oophorectomy.
They are all currently in good health without recurrence of pleural effusion or ascites.
In patients with suspected pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome secondary to ovarian metastasis of colorectal cancer, operation including oophorectomy may reduce pleural effusions and/or ascites and improve the general condition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yamamoto, Yuta& Miyagawa, Yusuke& Ehara, Takehito& Koyama, Makoto& Nakamura, Satoshi& Takeuchi, Daisuke…[et al.]. 2017. Three Cases of Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome Secondary to Ovarian Metastases from Colorectal Cancer. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150204
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yamamoto, Yuta…[et al.]. Three Cases of Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome Secondary to Ovarian Metastases from Colorectal Cancer. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yamamoto, Yuta& Miyagawa, Yusuke& Ehara, Takehito& Koyama, Makoto& Nakamura, Satoshi& Takeuchi, Daisuke…[et al.]. Three Cases of Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome Secondary to Ovarian Metastases from Colorectal Cancer. Case Reports in Surgery. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150204
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150204