Limitations of CA125 in the preoperative evaluation of a pelvic mass: struma ovarii and ascites

Y C Leung; I G Hammond

doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02400.x

Limitations of CA125 in the preoperative evaluation of a pelvic mass: struma ovarii and ascites

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1993 May;33(2):216-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02400.x.

Authors

Y C Leung¹, I G Hammond

Affiliation

¹ King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia.

PMID: 8216132
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1993.tb02400.x

Abstract

This report discusses the limitations of using the serum tumour marker CA 125 in the preoperative evaluation of a woman presenting with a pelvic mass. We present 2 cases of benign struma ovarii which were associated with elevated levels of CA 125.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / blood*
Ascites / complications
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms / complications
Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Struma Ovarii / complications
Struma Ovarii / diagnosis*

Substances

Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate