Abstract
3/2007
vol. 3
Case reportHighly elevated levels of the antigen Ca-125 associated with inflammatory abdominal masses
Arch Med Sci 2007; 3, 3: 278-280
Online publish date: 2007/10/01
CA-125 is well known as an ovarian cancer marker. Various studies have noted it’s growth in benign gynecologic conditions. A young woman was presented with an abdominal discomfort associated with pelvic masses and a very high level of CA-125=1259.85 U/mL. Surgical treatment revealed an inflammatory tumour. After excision of the masses CA-125 antigen decreased to the normal value. Very high levels of CA-125 are not necessarily associated with malignant process.
Keywords
CA-125, ovarian tumors, inflammatory, abdominal, masses
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