Meigs’ syndrome: how we mistook the diagnosis in a tertiary oncology centre in India; an opinion piece on the surgeon’s responsibility in minimizing the stress of the cancer patient and family

Typical Meigs syndrome may mislead the surgeon as advanced ovarian cancer. CECT can identify huge mass, ascites and pleural effusion. Mostly Surgeon’s mind focuses towards effusion with elevated CA 125 stage IVa cancer because of rarity this syndrome. But it is responsibility to diagnosis beforehand alleviate pain patient her family. Meigs’ typically presents triad an The latter two resolved after removal mass. As a rare entity, presentation mass surgeon, biasing his or malignancy. Along these if CA-125 also raised, usually labelled cancer, causing immense distress This makes even more imperative that diagnoses avoid