THECOMA OF THE OVARY ASSOCIATED WITH PLEURAL EFFUSION AND ASCITES; MEIGS SYNDROME
Authors: Martin Perlmutter
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Case Reports1 January 1944THECOMA OF THE OVARY ASSOCIATED WITH PLEURAL EFFUSION AND ASCITES; MEIGS SYNDROMEMARTIN PERLMUTTER, M.D.MARTIN PERLMUTTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-20-1-132 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1937, Meigs and Cass1reported seven cases in which a benign fibroma of the ovary was accompanied by a serous transudate in the peritoneal cavity and in one or both pleural cavities. In all cases the surgical removal of the benign pelvic tumor proved to be the only step necessary to relieve the patient of the ascites and pleural effusion. These investigators pointed out that "the importance of such lesions in medical and surgical problems seems very great, for unexplained pleurisy with effusion and unexplained ascites are problems that occasionally confront our internists. They must be made aware of...Bibliography1. MEIGSCASS JVJW: Fibroma of ovary with ascites and hydrothorax, with report of seven cases, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1937, xxxiii, 249. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. MEIGS JV: Fibroma of ovary with ascites and hydrothorax, further report, Ann Surg., 1939, cx, 731. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BOMZEKIRSHBAUM EJJD: Fibroma of ovary with ascites and hydrothorax; clinical and pathologic study with report of two cases, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1940, xl, 281. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HARRISMEYER FIMA: Pleural effusion associated with fibroma (Meigs syndrome), Surgery, 1941, ix, 87. Google Scholar5. LOCKCOLLINS FBCG: Meigs syndrome: fibroma with ascites and hydrothorax, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1941, xli, 517. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. GLASSGOLDSMITH MJW: Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1942, xliii, 1048. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SALMON UJ: Benign pelvic tumors associated with ascites and pleural effusion, Jr. Mt. Sinai Hosp., 1934, i, 169. Google Scholar8. DANNREUTHER : Discussion of paper of MEIGS and CASS.1 Google Scholar9. TRAUTMARCHETTI HFHA: Consideration of so called "granulosa" and "theca" cell tumors of ovary, Surg., Gynec., and Obst., 1940, lxx, 632. Google Scholar10. VOGT CJ: Granulosa cell tumor of ovary with hemoperitoneum and hemothorax, Am. Jr. Obst. and Gynec., 1941, xli, 517. Google Scholar11. MCFEE WF: Benign tumors associated with ascites and pleural effusion; case of multilocular cystadenoma, Ann. Surg., 1941, cxiii, 549. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MARTIN PERLMUTTER, M.D.Affiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Received for publication April 15, 1942.From the Department of Medicine, Long Island College of Medicine and the Long Island College Division, Kings County Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFibroma of the ovary with ascites and hydrothorax—Meigs' syndromeGranulosa- and theca-cell ovarian tumors: PrognosisPELVIC TUMORS WITH ASCITES, HYDROTHORAX, OR BOTH (MEIGS'S SYNDROME)*KINLOCH NELSON, M.D., CHARLES W. DENNISON, M.D.MEIGS' SYNDROME. A Report of 3 CasesMEIGS' SYNDROME WITH A GRANULOSA-CELL TUMOURBenign pelvic tumors with ascites and hydrothoraxTheca-cell tumors of the ovary with a report of fifteen cases and a review of the literatureMeigs’s Syndrome; A Case Report and a Review of Recently Published Cases 1 January 1944Volume 20, Issue 1Page: 132-140KeywordsAscitesBenign tumorsHospital medicineLesionsOvariesPleural effusion ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...