Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome associated with hydropic degenerating uterine leiomyoma: a case report.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
; 40(4): 1137-40, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome secondary to uterine leiomyoma is a rare entity. A 50-year-old Japanese woman presented with a 3-month history of shortness of breath. Chest X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging revealed massive right pleural effusion, ascites and a large subserosal uterine myoma. She underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The pathology was consistent with a benign leiomyoma. The ascites and pleural effusion rapidly disappeared postoperatively. The serum interleukin-6 level was 3.9 pg/mL before surgery and declined to 1.6 pg/mL postoperatively. 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. 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.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Uterinas
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Transformación Celular Neoplásica
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Leiomioma
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Síndrome de Meigs
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Obstet Gynaecol Res
Asunto de la revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón