Leiomyoma causing massive ascites, right pleural effusion and, respiratory distress: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 609-612

  Ollendorff, Arthur T ^a   Keh, Pacita ^a   Hoff, Frederick ^a   Lurain, John R ^a   Fishman, David A ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Leiomyoma; Meigs' syndrome; Uterine neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; PARACENTESIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX DRAINAGE; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MEIGS SYNDROME; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030752644     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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