Etiology of Ascites and Pleural Effusion Associated with Ovarian Tumors: Literature Review and Case Reports of Three Ovarian Tumors Presenting with Massive Ascites, but without Peritoneal Dissemination

• Hoofdauteurs: Ai Miyoshi (Auteur), Takashi Miyatake (Auteur), Takeya Hara (Auteur), Asuka Tanaka (Auteur), Naoko Komura (Auteur), Shinnosuke Komiya (Auteur), Serika Kanao (Auteur), Masumi Takeda (Auteur), Mayuko Mimura (Auteur), Masaaki Nagamatsu (Auteur), Takeshi Yokoi (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Borderline ovarian tumors are benign but relatively large tumors that are often initially mistaken as ovarian cancers. We report three cases of stage I borderline ovarian tumors having massive ascites that we (preoperatively) suspected of being advanced ovarian cancer. The three patients (35, 47, an...