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F Hoff

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PubMed1997

Leiomyoma causing massive ascites, right pleural effusion and respiratory distress. A case report.

BACKGROUND: Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome, or atypical Meigs' syndrome, occurs when a pelvic mass other than an ovarian fibroma is present with hydrothorax and ascites. Leiomyomas rarely cause this condition. CASE: An otherwise healthy 31-year-old woman presented to the emergency department in acute respiratory distress with massive ascites, pleural effusion and a pedunculated leiomyoma. After receiving mechanical ventilation, she underwent myomectomy and recovered fully within four weeks. CONCLUSION: This unique presentation of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome should be included with malignancy in the differential diagnosis of a pelvic mass with ascites.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

Castleman disease presenting as a pelvic mass.

BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman disease) may present as a pelvic mass on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). CASE: A postmenopausal woman with rapidly enlarging leiomyoma uteri was found to have a suspicious left adnexal mass mimicking an ovarian neoplasm on preoperative MRI. At laparotomy, the suspected uterus and normal ovaries were extirpated. In addition, a firm, 4 x 8-cm solid mass within the sigmoid colon mesentery was found and resected. The final histologic diagnosis was Castleman disease. CONCLUSION: Entities such as Castleman disease should be considered when assessing a pelvic mass. Characterization of the origin of pelvic masses can often be difficult, despite sophisticated diagnostic imaging studies such as MRI.

Adnexal Diseases↗