Struma Ovarii with Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome and Raised Cancer Antigen-125 Levels Masquerading as an Ovarian Carcinoma : Case report and literature review

Struma Ovarii with Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome and Raised Cancer Antigen-125 Levels Masquerading as an Ovarian Carcinoma : Case report and literature review

The monodermal teratoma struma ovarii is a rare ovarian tumour; however, struma ovarii presenting with pseudo-Meigs’ syndrome and raised cancer antigen (CA)-125 levels is even rarer. In elderly patients, this presentation can potentially lead to a misdiagnosis of a malignant ovarian carcinoma, resul...

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Main Authors: Surekha Yadav, Reena Tomar, Nidhi Verma, Nita Khurana, Rewa Triathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2017-05-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
ovarian cancers
struma ovarii
meigs’ syndrome
carcinoma
ascites
frozen section
case report
india.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2213

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