PubMed · 7427493
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A M Burke. 1980-09-27. Tapping ascites.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.281.6244.873-b
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In a 51-year-old woman with bilateral Brenner tumours of the ovaries and with intermittent hydrothorax and ascites, Meigs' syndrome was diagnosed. The serum CA 125 level was 620 U/ml (normal: 5-35). Bilateral ovariectomy, hysterectomy and omentectomy were carried out. The ovaries were not enlarged. Postoperatively, the pleural effusion and ascites resolved and the CA 125 level decreased to 8.4 U/ml. The pathogenesis of hydrothorax probably involves passage through the diaphragm, and the CA 125 may be produced by the peritoneal lining or by the Brenner tumours.
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