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Meigs’ syndrome with highly elevated ca. 125 levels in a patient with takayasu arteritis: a case report

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A 56-year-old post-menopausal woman presented with abdominal swelling and shortness of breath. An evaluation of abdomen and pelvis showed ascites and a solid mass. Serum CA-125 level was elevated (509 IU/ml). A computerized tomography–angiography was performed since the pulses of upper extremities could not be palpated. The patient was diagnosed to be suffering from Takayasu arteritis. The exploratory laparotomy revealed a fibroma of the ovary.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Yakacık mah. Çilek sok. No: 15/4, Ankara, Keçioren, Turkey

    Mehmet Coskun Salman, Ahmet Basaran, Tolga Guler, Murat Gultekin, Polat Dursun & Ali Ayhan

  2. Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Musturay Karcaaltincaba

  3. Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Sirri Kes

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Salman, M.C., Basaran, A., Guler, T. et al. Meigs’ syndrome with highly elevated ca. 125 levels in a patient with takayasu arteritis: a case report. Arch Gynecol Obstet 272, 90–92 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-005-0735-1

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