Diseases

Meigs Syndrome

The triad of benign FIBROMA or other ovarian tumors with ASCITES, and HYDROTHORAX due to large PLEURAL EFFUSIONS.

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Abstract

The triad of benign FIBROMA or other ovarian tumors with ASCITES, and HYDROTHORAX due to large PLEURAL EFFUSIONS.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Meigs' Syndrome
  • Meig Syndrome
  • Meig's Syndrome

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with MEIGE SYNDROME

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History Note

2006 (1964)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Meigs Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008539. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008539
  2. Meigs Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meigs%27s_syndrome
  3. Meigs Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1808930