Extreme elevation of serum CA-125 in two women with severe endometriosis: Case report
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Gynecological Endocrinology
- Vol. 5 (3) , 217-220
- https://doi.org/10.3109/09513599109028444
Abstract
Two women with elevated preoperative serum CA-125 levels were found to have extensive endometriosis — one, the highest level related to endometriosis ever reported in the English literature. Endometriosis was found to be etiologic as seen by the prompt reduction in serum CA-125 levels following surgical treatment limited to endometriosis. Thus, a very high CA-125 level does not necessarily forebode ovarian malignancy.Keywords
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