Literature DB >> 29584612

Elevated serum CA 19-9 with adnexal mass: is it always an ovarian malignancy?

Kah Teik Chew1, Izyan Atiqah Zakaria2, Muhammad Azrai Abu2, Mohd Faizal Ahmad2, Erica Yee Hing3, Nur Azurah Abdul Ghani2.   

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Endometriotic cysts a common benign gynaecological disease in women of reproductive age. We report an unusual case of ruptured endometrioma associated with increased CA 19-9. A 27-year-old woman presented with an acute abdomenal adnexal mass and elevated CA 19-9. The initial diagnosis of ovarian malignancy turned out to be a ruptured endometrioma, confirmed during surgery and in the histopathological report.

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Keywords:  CA 125; CA 19-9; endometiotic cyst; endometrioma

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Year:  2018        PMID: 29584612     DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2018-0011

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig        ISSN: 1868-1883


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Review 1.  Is There a Role of Elevated CA 19-9 Levels in the Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Mature Cystic Ovarian Teratomas? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Authors:  Anastasia Prodromidou; Anastasios Pandraklakis; Dimitrios Loutradis; Dimitrios Haidopoulos
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2019-12-10
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