Pseudo-Meigs syndrome secondary to endodermal sinus tumor

Dilan Altintas Ural; Ali Erdal Karakaya; Ahmet Gokhan Guler; Can Acipayam; Mustafa Sabih Kaya; Mehmet Cihan Karacaoglu; Sezen Kocarslan

doi:10.14744/nci.2020.45452

Pseudo-Meigs syndrome secondary to endodermal sinus tumor

North Clin Istanb. 2022 Dec 15;9(1):82-85. doi: 10.14744/nci.2020.45452. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Dilan Altintas Ural¹, Ali Erdal Karakaya¹, Ahmet Gokhan Guler¹, Can Acipayam², Mustafa Sabih Kaya¹, Mehmet Cihan Karacaoglu³, Sezen Kocarslan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
² Department of Child Health and Diseases, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
³ Department of Radiology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.

Abstract

Ovarian tumors are the most common gynecological tumors seen in girls. Approximately 60-70% of them are germ cell tumors. Pseudo-Meigs syndrome is characterized by the presence of pelvic tumoral mass (benign or malign), pleural effusion, and massive acid. If the tumor is removed, acid and hydrothorax disappear. Endodermal sinus (yolk sac) tumor is a very rare cause in the diagnosis of Pseudo-Meigs syndrome, and only a few cases have been reported. This case is one of the rare cases presenting with Pseudo-Meigs syndrome and pathologically diagnosed as yolk sac tumor.

Keywords: Acid; pleural effusion; pseudo-Meigs Syndrome; yolk sac tumor.