Breathlessness, pleural effusions, fibromas, and Meigs syndrome: look beyond the chest and don't delay!

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      The absence of ascites - as in our patient - is probably more correctly labelled as atypical Meigs syndrome; Meigs syndrome with malignant or benign ovarian tumours - other than fibromas or fibroma-like tumours - or uterine or fallopian tumours is referred to as pseudo-Meigs syndrome. Graph: Figure Breathlessness, pleural effusions, and Meigs' syndromeA chest x-ray shows large bilateral pleural effusions (A). [Extracted from the article]
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