Mithieux F, Coriat R, De La Fouchardière C, Méeus P, Rivoire M
Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, Département de Chirurgie Oncologique, Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer Léon-Bérard, 28 Rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon Cedex 08, France.
Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2008 Mar;32(3):261-4. doi: 10.1016/j.gcb.2007.11.012. Epub 2008 Mar 18.
Ascites and/or pleural effusion with ovarian metastases in colorectal cancer are usually related to peritoneal carcinomatosis. Pseudo-Meigs syndrome is a characterized by non-malignant ascites and/or pleural effusion caused by pelvic tumors other than solid benign ovarian tumors. We treated two patients who developed this syndrome in a context of colorectal cancer. After ovarian metastasis resection, ascites and pleural diffusion disappeared. In the presence of acellular ascites with ovarian metastases from colorectal cancer, diagnosis of pseudo-Meigs syndrome may allow surgical treatment with curative intent.
