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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2005 35(4):221-223; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyi055
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© 2005 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Case Report

A Long Surviving Case of Pseudomeigs' Syndrome Caused by Krukenberg Tumor of the Stomach

Bahadir Cetin, Sabahattin Aslan, Melih Akinci, Can Atalay and Abdullah Cetin

Ankara Oncology Hospital, Department of Surgery, Ankara, Turkey

For reprints and all correspondence: Bahadir Cetin, 37 Sokak Palanci Apt, 13/5, 06500 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: seboaslan{at}yahoo.co.uk

Received April 4, 2004; accepted November 4, 2004

Meigs syndrome is defined as the triad of benign ovarian tumor with ascites and pleural effusion that resolve after resection of the tumor. Pseudomeigs' syndrome is a serious disease characterized by malignant ovarian tumor, but ascites and hydrothorax usually reveal no malignant cells. Here, we report a 47-year-old pre-menapausal female patient with cardia cancer. Nearly 14 months after D3 dissection, she developed Krukenberg tumors on both ovaries causing a Pseudomeigs' syndrome with benign ascites and right hydrothorax, which resolved dramatically after resection of the tumors and rectouterine pouch peritonectomy. She survived nearly 3 years after metastasectomy with a total survival of 46 months. The patient died because of massive liver metastases. The present case suggests that Pseudomeigs' syndrome should be considered in patients with Krukenberg tumors, ascites and hydrothorax and that resection of the tumors may bring long-term palliation.

Key Words: gastric cancer • Krukenberg tumor • Pseudomeigs' syndrome


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