The normal values for
CA 125 may vary slightly among individual laboratories.
Raised
CA 125 and metastatic illness were found related to the presence of peritoneal dissemination of tumor when chi-square was applied.
Therefore, in our study, we investigated the efficacy of hematologic inflammatory markers and maternal serum
CA 125 levels in diagnosing MA.
Bast Jr., "The
CA 125 tumour-associated antigen: a review of the literature," Human Reproduction, vol.
Hoskins, "Peritoneal sarcoidosis and elevated
CA 125," Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol.
Finally, a third approach, the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm (ROCA), also employs a mathematical
CA 125 trend model with increased frequency (measurement of
CA 125 every 3 months).
Results: The statistical analysis did not indicate any statistically significant difference between the
CA 125 levels of the patients with malignant and benign adnexal masses (p=0.105).
Claussen, "Extensive peritoneal and omental lymphomatosis and raised
CA 125 mimicking carcinomatosis: CT and (913): intraoperative findings," British Journal of Radiology, vol.
A risk of malignancy index incorporating
CA 125, ultrasound and menopausal status for the accurate preoperative diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
Her loss is still felt by the whole family." Doctors discovered Janet had a high level of a protein called
CA 125 in her body - found in 80% of women with ovarian cancer.
Developing irritable bowel-type symptoms like recurring diarrhoea and constipation for the first time, if you are over the age of 50, may prompt your GP to order a blood test to detect raised levels of cancer antigen
CA 125.