Vascular endothelial growth factor levels in pleural and peritoneal fluid in Meigs' syndrome

Osamu Ishiko, O Ishiko, Hiroyuki Yoshida, H Yoshida, Toshiyuki Sumi, T Sumi, Kouzo Hirai, K Hirai, Sachio Ogita, S Ogita
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · 2001 · vol. 98(1) , pp. 129–130 · doi:10.1016/s0301-2115(01)00290-1 · PMID:11516814 · W2036217942
Case report OA: closed CC0 ⤵ 2 in-corpus citations
View on OpenAlex View on PubMed View at publisher
⚙ AI-generated summary by gemini-2.5-flash-lite, 2026-06-10 ⓘ

This study investigated vascular endothelial growth factor levels in pleural and peritoneal fluid to understand their role in Meigs' syndrome.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

We report that we found differences in changes in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in pleural effusion and ascites after removal of ovarian tumor complicated by Meigs' syndrome. Postoperative VEGF levels decreased in the patient's pleural fluid but not in the peritoneal fluid. The mechanism of the development of the pleural effusion and ascites in Meigs' syndrome may differ.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

MeSH descriptors

Ascitic Fluid Endothelial Growth Factors Lymphokines Meigs Syndrome Pleural Effusion Ascitic Fluid CA-125 Antigen CA-125 Antigen Cystadenoma, Mucinous Cystadenoma, Mucinous Cystadenoma, Mucinous Endothelial Growth Factors Fallopian Tubes Fallopian Tubes Female Humans Kinetics Lymphokines Meigs Syndrome Meigs Syndrome

Citation neighborhood (sparse)

Too few in-corpus citations on either side for a chart; here are the lists.

Cited by (2)

References (7)

Cited by (2)

Source provenance

openalex
last seen: 2026-06-10T17:14:06.276822+00:00
pubmed
last seen: 2026-10-08T20:59:59.992071+00:00
unpaywall
last seen: 2026-10-13T06:25:51.201866+00:00
License: CC0 · commercial use OK