PELVIC TUMORS WITH ASCITES, HYDROTHORAX, OR BOTH (MEIGS'S SYNDROME)
Authors: K NELSON, C W DENNISON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 April 1951PELVIC TUMORS WITH ASCITES, HYDROTHORAX, OR BOTH (MEIGS'S SYNDROME)KINLOCH NELSON, M.D., CHARLES W. DENNISON, M.D.KINLOCH NELSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES W. DENNISON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-4-1055 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptConfronted with a female patient with a pelvic tumor and with ascites or hydrothorax, or both, one is prone to make a diagnosis of malignant tumor with metastasis. It does not appear to be generally known that benign pelvic growths may be associated with such accumulations of fluid, and that even when the tumor is malignant the fluid may not represent peritoneal or pleural involvement. 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