Meigs’ Syndrome in a 63-year-old Woman – Case Report

Abstract

The authors report the case of a 63-year-old female patient admitted with metrorrhagia, abdominal distention, and a recent history of minor shortness of breath. Pulmonary clinical examination showed all the signs of right pleural effusion, which was also confirmed by the chest X-ray. Surgical intervention was decided and the laparotomy confirmed a large pelvic mass which was part of the left ovary, 100 ml of ascitic fluid, and a polyfibromatous uterus. The ovarian mass was removed and also a hysterectomy with bilateral adnexectomy was performed. The absence of malignancy was confirmed. Even though Meigs’ syndrome mimics an aggressive malignant ovarian tumor, in the presence of pleural and peritoneal effusions, after surgical removal of the tumor the patient has a good prognosis.