?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Struma+Ovarii+Associated+with+Pseudo-+Meigs%E2%80%99Syndrome&rft.creator=Gulhane%2C+SR&rft.creator=Sinha%2C+RT&rft.creator=Gangane%2C+NM&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Struma+ovarii+is+a+specialized+ovarian+teratoma+composed+predominantly+of+mature+thyroid+tissue.+It+is+associated+with+pleural+effusion+and+ascites+(Pseudo-Meigs%E2%80%99+syndrome)+in+5%25+of+cases.+Majorities+of+the+strumas+are+benign%2C+however+occasionally+malignant+transformation+may+be+seen.+We+report+a+case+of+a+45+years+old+postmenopausal+woman+who+presented+with+gradually+increasing+dyspnoea+and+distention+of+abdomen+of+five+months+duration.+USG+abdomen+revealed+a+bulky+right+ovary+with+a+solid+and+cystic+components+and+ascites.+Her+chest+X-ray+showed+bilateral+pleural+effusion.+Hence%2C+clinical+diagnosis+of+malignant+ovarian+tumor+was+kept%3B+however%2C+both+the+ascetic+%26+pleural+fluids+were+cytologically+negative+for+malignant+cells.+The+patient+was+operated+forhysterectomy+with+bilateral+salpingo-ophorectomy.+The+histopathological+examination+of+the+ovarian+mass+confirmed+the+diagnosis+of+struma+ovarii.+Postsurgical+follow+up+of+patient+showed+spontaneous+regression+of+pleural+effusion+and+ascites.+The+coexistence+of+an+ovarian+tumor%2C+ascites+and+bilateral+pleural+effusion+that+resolves+spontaneously+on+resection+of+the+ovarian+mass+is+known+as+pseudo-Meigs%E2%80%99+syndrome.+Patient+with+pseudo-Meigs%E2%80%99+syndrome+may+present+a+diagnostic+problem+as+they+masquerade+as+carcinoma+with+malignant+effusions.+In+addition%2C+the+coexistence+of+struma+ovarii+and+pseudo-Meigs%E2%80%99+syndrome+is+a+very+rare+event.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-07-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8898%2F1%2F2012-2-10.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gulhane%2C+SR+and+Sinha%2C+RT+and+Gangane%2C+NM++(2012)+Struma+Ovarii+Associated+with+Pseudo-+Meigs%E2%80%99Syndrome.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8898%2F