STRUMA OVARII - ASSOCIATION WITH PSEUDOMEIGS AND RAISED CA - 125 LEVELS - A RARE CASE REPORT

Struma ovarii has elicited considerable interest because of itsunique features . 30 yr old nulliparous female presented with mass abdomen , ascites and pleural effusion which on further evaluation found to be strumaovarii , with raised CA - 125 levels . Leftsalpingoovariotomydone and wedge biopsy was taken . There was complete remission of ascites and pleural effusion following tumour removal . It is avery raretumour associated with Pseudomeig s syndrome and elevation of CA 125 . So far only 9 cases has been reported in medline research