STRUMA OVARII - ASSOCIATION WITH PSEUDOMEIGS AND RAISED CA - 125 LEVELS - A RARE CASE REPORT
Abstract
Struma ovarii has elicited considerable
interest because of itsunique features .
30 yr old nulliparous female presented
with mass abdomen , ascites and pleural
effusion which on further evaluation
found to be strumaovarii , with raised CA
- 125 levels . Leftsalpingoovariotomydone
and wedge biopsy was taken .
There was complete remission of ascites
and pleural effusion following tumour removal
. It is avery raretumour associated
with Pseudomeig s syndrome and elevation
of CA 125 . So far only 9 cases has
been reported in medline research
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