Stomach Cancer Presenting with Meigs' Syndrome.
- Author:
Young Jin CHOI
1
;
Young Jin SONG
;
Yong Sik JUNG
;
Hyo Young YUN
;
Hee Bok CHAE
;
Yong Bum KIM
;
Hyang Mi SHIN
;
Ro Hyun SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. yjsong@med.chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stomach cancer;
Meigs' syndrome;
Krukenberg tumor;
Cytology
- MeSH:
Aged;
Ascites;
Ascitic Fluid;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Gastrectomy;
Humans;
Hydrothorax;
Krukenberg Tumor;
Meigs Syndrome*;
Ovariectomy;
Pleural Effusion;
Stomach Neoplasms*;
Stomach*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2001;61(5):541-546
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Meigs' syndrome is defined by the presence of ascites and hydrothorax in association with "fibroma-like" benign ovarian tumors. Tumor extirpation resulted in a resorption of the ascites and a pleural effusion. A Krukenberg tumor resulting from stomach cancer would be highly suggested when stomach cancer, ovarian tumor, and ascites are found concomitantly. However, when a patient presents with ovarian tumor, stomach cancer, and repeated cytologic examination of the ascitic fluid renders negative results, stomach cancer associated with Meigs' syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis. We report a case of stomach cancer presenting with Meigs' syndrome in a 70-year-old woman who had been referred for control of intractable ascites. The patient was cured by radical subtotal gastrectomy and bilateral oophorectomy.
