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

Mehmet Coskun Salman1, Ahmet Basaran, Tolga Guler

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Yakacik mah. Cilek sok. No: 15/4, Ankara, Keçioren, Turkey. csalman@hacettepe.edu.tr

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.