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Pseudo‐Meigs Syndrome with Resulting Papillary Adenocarcinomas of the Ovary and Fallopian Tube
Author(s) -
Hartstein Jay A.,
Jacobs Allan J.,
Deppe Gunter,
Moshipur Jasmine,
Cohen Carmel J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00273.x
Subject(s) - medicine , meigs' syndrome , fallopian tube , ovary , papillary adenocarcinoma , fallopian tube cancer , ovarian cancer , gynecology , adenocarcinoma , cancer
The pseudo‐Meigs syndrome is clinically important because it resembles metastatic pelvic cancer. However, the prognosis is much more favorable when the syndrome is associated with a benign tumor. The authors point out that a woman with this condition can expect full recovery after surgery.