卵巢硬化性间质瘤（scleroring stromal tumor of the ovary,SST）是一种少见的来源于卵巢性索间质的良性肿瘤,发病率低,目前报道的病例数不断增多,但仍以个案报道为主,现将我院收治的1例并复习相关文献报告如下。1临床资料患者,女,37岁...卵巢硬化性间质瘤（scleroring stromal tumor of the ovary,SST）是一种少见的来源于卵巢性索间质的良性肿瘤,发病率低,目前报道的病例数不断增多,但仍以个案报道为主,现将我院收治的1例并复习相关文献报告如下。1临床资料患者,女,37岁,因孕前检查超声发现盆腔包块2月于2015年5月6日入院,患者既往体健,于2006年剖宫产1次。孕5产1,14岁月经初潮,月经5/28d,展开更多
BACKGROUND Meigs syndrome is a rare neoplastic disease characterized by the triad of benign solid ovarian tumor,ascites,and pleural effusion.In postmenopausal women with pleural effusions,ascites,elevated CA-125 level...BACKGROUND Meigs syndrome is a rare neoplastic disease characterized by the triad of benign solid ovarian tumor,ascites,and pleural effusion.In postmenopausal women with pleural effusions,ascites,elevated CA-125 level,and pelvic masses,the probability of disseminated disease is high.Nevertheless,the final diagnosis is based on its histopathologic features following surgical removal of a mass lesion.Here we describe a case of Meigs syndrome with pleural effusion as the initial manifestation.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old woman presented with a 2-mo history of dry cough and oppression in the chest and was admitted to our hospital due to recurrent pleural effusion and gradual worsening of dyspnea that had occurred over the previous month.Two months before admission,the patient underwent repeated chest drainage and empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment.However,the pleural fluid accumulation persisted,and the patient began to experience dyspnea on exertion leading to admission.A computed tomography scan of the chest,abdominal ultrasound,and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of right-sided pleural effusion and ascites with a right ovarian mass.Serum tumor markers showed raised CA-125.With a suspicion of a malignant tumor,the patient underwent laparoscopic excision of the ovarian mass and the final pathology was consistent with an ovarian fibrothecoma.On the seventh day postoperation,the patient had resolution of the right-sided pleural effusion.CONCLUSION Despite the relatively high risk of malignancy when an ovarian mass associated with hydrothorax is found in a patient with elevated serum levels of CA-125,clinicians should be aware about rare benign syndromes,like Meigs,for which surgery remains the preferred treatment.展开更多
BACKGROUND Meigs’syndrome is regarded as a benign ovarian tumor accompanied by pleural effusion and ascites,both of which resolve after removal of the tumor.Patients often seek treatment in the Department of Respirat...BACKGROUND Meigs’syndrome is regarded as a benign ovarian tumor accompanied by pleural effusion and ascites,both of which resolve after removal of the tumor.Patients often seek treatment in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine or other internal medicine departments due to symptoms caused by ascites or hydrothorax.Here,we report a rare case of Meigs'syndrome caused by granulosa cell tumor accompanied with intrathoracic lesions.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old women was admitted to the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine due to coughing and expectoration accompanied with shortness of breath.Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography showed a modest volume of pleural fluid with pleural thickening in the right lung.The carbohydrate antigen 125(CA125)concentration was 150.8 U/mL(normal,0-35 U/mL)and no tumor cells were observed in pleural fluid.Nodules and a neoplasm with a fish meat-like appearance in the parietal pleura and nodules with a‘string of beads’-like appearance in the diaphragm were found by thoracoscopic examination.Furthermore,pelvic magnetic resonance revealed a pelvic mass measuring about 11.6 cm×10.0 cm×12.4 cm with heterogeneous signal intensity and multiple hypointense separations.Total abdominal hysterectomy,bilateral adnexectomy,and separation of pelvic adhesion were performed under general anesthesia.The pathology results showed granulosa cell tumor.At the 2-mo follow-up after the surgery,the hydrothorax subsided,and the CA125 level returned to normal.CONCLUSION For postmenopausal women with unexplained hydrothorax and elevated CA125,in addition to being suspected of having gynecological malignancy,Meigs’syndrome should be considered.展开更多
文摘卵巢硬化性间质瘤（scleroring stromal tumor of the ovary,SST）是一种少见的来源于卵巢性索间质的良性肿瘤,发病率低,目前报道的病例数不断增多,但仍以个案报道为主,现将我院收治的1例并复习相关文献报告如下。1临床资料患者,女,37岁,因孕前检查超声发现盆腔包块2月于2015年5月6日入院,患者既往体健,于2006年剖宫产1次。孕5产1,14岁月经初潮,月经5/28d,
文摘BACKGROUND Meigs syndrome is a rare neoplastic disease characterized by the triad of benign solid ovarian tumor,ascites,and pleural effusion.In postmenopausal women with pleural effusions,ascites,elevated CA-125 level,and pelvic masses,the probability of disseminated disease is high.Nevertheless,the final diagnosis is based on its histopathologic features following surgical removal of a mass lesion.Here we describe a case of Meigs syndrome with pleural effusion as the initial manifestation.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old woman presented with a 2-mo history of dry cough and oppression in the chest and was admitted to our hospital due to recurrent pleural effusion and gradual worsening of dyspnea that had occurred over the previous month.Two months before admission,the patient underwent repeated chest drainage and empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment.However,the pleural fluid accumulation persisted,and the patient began to experience dyspnea on exertion leading to admission.A computed tomography scan of the chest,abdominal ultrasound,and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of right-sided pleural effusion and ascites with a right ovarian mass.Serum tumor markers showed raised CA-125.With a suspicion of a malignant tumor,the patient underwent laparoscopic excision of the ovarian mass and the final pathology was consistent with an ovarian fibrothecoma.On the seventh day postoperation,the patient had resolution of the right-sided pleural effusion.CONCLUSION Despite the relatively high risk of malignancy when an ovarian mass associated with hydrothorax is found in a patient with elevated serum levels of CA-125,clinicians should be aware about rare benign syndromes,like Meigs,for which surgery remains the preferred treatment.
基金Supported by the Scientific Research Project of Sichuan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission,No.18PJ409.
文摘BACKGROUND Meigs’syndrome is regarded as a benign ovarian tumor accompanied by pleural effusion and ascites,both of which resolve after removal of the tumor.Patients often seek treatment in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine or other internal medicine departments due to symptoms caused by ascites or hydrothorax.Here,we report a rare case of Meigs'syndrome caused by granulosa cell tumor accompanied with intrathoracic lesions.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old women was admitted to the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine due to coughing and expectoration accompanied with shortness of breath.Chest X-ray and chest computed tomography showed a modest volume of pleural fluid with pleural thickening in the right lung.The carbohydrate antigen 125(CA125)concentration was 150.8 U/mL(normal,0-35 U/mL)and no tumor cells were observed in pleural fluid.Nodules and a neoplasm with a fish meat-like appearance in the parietal pleura and nodules with a‘string of beads’-like appearance in the diaphragm were found by thoracoscopic examination.Furthermore,pelvic magnetic resonance revealed a pelvic mass measuring about 11.6 cm×10.0 cm×12.4 cm with heterogeneous signal intensity and multiple hypointense separations.Total abdominal hysterectomy,bilateral adnexectomy,and separation of pelvic adhesion were performed under general anesthesia.The pathology results showed granulosa cell tumor.At the 2-mo follow-up after the surgery,the hydrothorax subsided,and the CA125 level returned to normal.CONCLUSION For postmenopausal women with unexplained hydrothorax and elevated CA125,in addition to being suspected of having gynecological malignancy,Meigs’syndrome should be considered.
