September 10, 2025Frontiers in OncologyOpen Access

Meigs syndrome was misdiagnosed as a malignant ovarian tumor: a case report

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HLHongmei LiKunming Medical University YXYanli XingXian Yang Central Hospital WHWei HongGuiyang Medical University

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Case report highlights the misdiagnosis of meigs syndrome presenting as malignant ovarian neoplasm, indicating that proper evaluation of CA125 is crucial.

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Misdiagnosis of meigs syndrome led to significant treatment delays and unnecessary surgeries.
CA125 levels fell from 335.1 U/ml to 164.6 U/ml after surgery, indicating effective intervention.
Surgical confirmation revealed thecoma, emphasizing the need to differentiate benign tumors from malignant presentations.
This case highlights improper initial imaging interpretations as a source of medical error in ovarian mass diagnosis.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23caeb210217d64789dee https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1624376

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Case report highlights the misdiagnosis of meigs syndrome presenting as malignant ovarian neoplasm, indicating that proper evaluation of CA125 is crucial.

Meigs syndrome was misdiagnosed as a malignant ovarian tumor: a case report

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Meigs syndrome was misdiagnosed as a malignant ovarian tumor: a case report

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