Meigs Syndrome (Meig's Syndrome)

04/01/2014 - "This is the first English-language study showing the possibility that interleukin-6 is relevant to the pathogenesis of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome caused by degenerating uterine leiomyoma."
04/01/2014 - "Previous published work has demonstrated that vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-6 may play a role in the pathogenesis of Meigs' syndrome and that vascular endothelial growth factor may contribute to the development of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome due to metastatic ovarian cancer. "
02/01/2001 - "Markedly elevated levels of vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, and interleukin 6 in Meigs syndrome."
02/01/2001 - "Analysis of serum and peritoneal and pleural fluid from a patient with Meigs' syndrome revealed high levels of vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, and interleukin 6. Serum levels declined after removal of the ovarian tumor, along with resolution of ascites and hydrothorax. "
05/01/2002 - "Evaluation of serum, peritoneal, and pleural fluids retrieved from a patient suffering from Meigs' syndrome revealed high interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels. "

11/01/2001 - "The aim of this study was to assess the kinetics and possible role of leptin in the pathophysiology of Meigs' syndrome. "
11/01/2001 - "The kinetics of leptin in Meigs' syndrome."
11/01/2001 - "Leptin levels inversely correlate to tumor burden, third space fluid accumulation, and clinical status in Meigs' syndrome. "
02/01/2005 - "Leptin is modified in the choriocarcinoma, Meigs' syndrome and other tumors. "

12/08/2018 - "[Mitotically active sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary with Meigs' syndrome and elevated serum cancer antigen 125 levels: report of a case]."
04/01/2015 - "Elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) in Meigs' syndrome is an unusual clinical condition reported in few cases. "
01/01/2013 - "Age, cancer antigen 125 (CA-125), and Meig syndrome were assessed. "
06/01/2011 - "Meigs' syndrome presenting as an ovarian tumor with elevated serum cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) levels is unusual. "
06/01/2011 - "Meigs' syndrome with elevated serum cancer antigen 125 levels in a case of ovarian sclerosing stromal tumor."

05/01/2010 - "Furthermore, the hypersecretion of VEGF from oviducts may play a role in the pathogenesis of clinical manifestations of pseudo-meigs' syndrome."
09/01/2001 - "Vascular endothelial growth factor levels in pleural and peritoneal fluid in Meigs' syndrome."
05/01/2010 - "VEGF hypersecretion as a plausible mechanism for pseudo-meigs' syndrome in advanced colorectal cancer."
07/01/2008 - "Smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) presenting as pseudo-Meigs' syndrome with low vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression has not been reported in previous literature. "
07/01/2008 - "Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome caused by uterine smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential with low vascular endothelial growth factor expression."

06/01/2015 - "In recent years, however, there have been isolated reports of fibrothecoma and Meigs' syndrome, accompanied by an increase in tumor markers. "
11/01/2001 - "Pseudo-Meigs syndrome and elevated levels of tumor markers associated with benign ovarian tumors--two case reports."
12/01/2012 - "After failure to control the ascites with systemic and intra-abdominal chemotherapy, bilateral oophorectomy resulted in normalization of elevated serum tumor-marker levels and the disappearance of both the ascites and pleural effusions (i.e., pseudo-Meigs' syndrome). "

05/01/1989 - "The associations with Meig's syndrome, greatly elevated hormone levels and presence of omental and retroperitoneal nodules, raised a suspicion of malignancy."
06/01/1966 - "[Demons-Meigs syndrome caused by ovarian tumor secreting hydrating hormones]."
01/01/1992 - "We also believe our case to support the hypothesis of a hormone implication in Meigs' syndrome cause, as the symptoms correlated with menses, and especially as the morphopathological diagnosis was ovarian fibroma with myxoid areas, which could be incriminated for the patient's primary infertility, but it was not properly investigated."

06/01/1970 - "[Acute Meigs' syndrome caused by gonadotropins]."
09/01/1966 - "[Acute Meigs' syndrome and pregnancy following ovulation stimulation with human pituitary gonadotropin]."
03/01/1979 - "The course of the pregnancy in a patient who had Meigs-syndrome after treatment with gonadotropins was presented. "

03/01/2022 - "Lupus-related protein-losing enteropathy and pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome are extremely rare complications in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, Both have a similar clinical course characterized by producing marked ascites, and respond to steroids in typical cases. "
12/01/1993 - "Included in these categories are disorders such as sexual precocity in association with germ cell tumors containing syncytiotrophoblast cells, endocrine abnormalities associated with the recently described functioning ovarian tumors with peripheral steroid cell proliferation, hyperthyroidism with struma ovarii, the carcinoid syndrome, autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with dermoid cysts, complications of dermoid cyst rupture, which may simulate disseminated carcinomatosis, and ascites and Meigs' syndrome associated with struma ovarii."

09/01/2023 - "We provided an effective strategy for the anesthetic management of Meigs' syndrome, which remains a complex challenge for anesthesiologists. "
09/27/2014 - "Anesthetic considerations in Demons-Meigs' syndrome: a case report."

10/01/1987 - "Amylase levels in pleural and peritoneal fluid in Meigs' syndrome."
11/01/1979 - "Amylase-producing ovarian neoplasm with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome and elevated pleural fluid amylase: case report and ultrastructure."

01/01/1978 - "[Diagnostic and therapy of true Meigs' syndrome (author's transl)]."
07/01/2014 - "Concentrated ascites re-infusion therapy was effective in improving the subjective symptoms of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome and the patient's preoperative condition. "
02/01/2001 - "This study suggest that the surgical therapy have a very important role for the complete remission of the disease in the Meigs' syndrome and for the remission of ascites and pleural effusion in the Meigs' pseudosyndrom."
07/01/2014 - "Concentrated ascites re-infusion therapy for pseudo-Meigs' syndrome complicated by massive ascites in large pedunculated uterine leiomyoma."
04/01/2004 - "This case highlights the difficulty in discerning the diagnosis of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome from that of disseminated colorectal cancer or a new primary ovarian neoplasm and the importance in making the distinction to initiate appropriate therapy."

05/14/2016 - "We suspected pseudo-Meigs' syndrome, and bilateral oophorectomies were performed after thorough informed consent. "
05/01/2005 - "Her symptoms were consistent with atypical Meigs' syndrome and resolved after unilateral oophorectomy. "
06/01/2012 - "The patient was a 58-year-old woman with thecoma of the right ovary accompanied by Meigs syndrome, who had undergone abdominal total hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy. "
01/01/2017 - "We report a rare case of rectal prolapse with Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome in which laparoscopic bilateral oophorectomy and rectopexy were performed simultaneously and resulted in improved quality of life due to the loss of ascites and the repair of rectal prolapse. "
10/01/2020 - "Diagnostic tests caused suspicion of Meigs' syndrome; therefore, oophorectomy of left ovary was conducted, revealing numerous small cysts filled with serous fluid, without tumor cells in the ovary or peritoneal fluid. "

12/01/2023 - "A 61-year-old woman with dyspnea underwent laparotomy under a presumptive diagnosis of Meigs' syndrome. "
03/01/2006 - "The biologic explorations (the benign cytology in the pleural liquid and ascites, CA-125 with ten times the normal value) and the imagery completed the picture of a Meigs/ pseudo-Meigs syndrome that implied the laparotomy. "
09/01/1999 - "Finally, exploratory laparotomy was performed under the suspicion of Meigs' syndrome or TB peritonitis. "
08/01/2008 - "The chronic development of abdominal hypertension and onset of the abdominal compartment syndrome associated with Meigs' syndrome must be recognized in a timely manner and promptly treated by performing as complete a resection of the pelvic mass as possible; alternatively, in acute abdominal hypertension the monitoring of bladder pressure can evaluate the effectiveness of medical therapy and determine the optimal timing of decompressive laparotomy in case of the abdominal compartment syndrome."
10/18/2020 - "X-ray and lab workup revealed pleural effusion and raised CA 125 (cancer antigen 125), which along with clinical presentation raised suspicion for Meigs' syndrome, but on exploratory laparotomy ovarian serous carcinoma was diagnosed. "

11/15/2016 - "The patient was diagnosed with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome, and underwent chemotherapy followed by partial gastrectomy. "
01/01/2009 - "Surgical removal and chemotherapy against the ovarian cancer resulted in disappearance of the ascites and pleural effusion, establishing a diagnosis of pseudo-Meigs'syndrome. "
12/01/2012 - "After failure to control the ascites with systemic and intra-abdominal chemotherapy, bilateral oophorectomy resulted in normalization of elevated serum tumor-marker levels and the disappearance of both the ascites and pleural effusions (i.e., pseudo-Meigs' syndrome). "

11/01/2015 - "Our report highlights the importance of presurgical identification of Meigs syndrome in order to curtail salpingo-oophorectomy when feasible."
03/01/2023 - "Meigs syndrome due to fibroma was suspected, and total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and partial omentectomy were performed. "
05/01/2007 - "We report a case of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome, consisting of bilateral ovarian hemangiomas, hydrothorax, ascites, and an elevated CA 125 level, which was resolved after laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy."