Importance of serial CA125 measurements over an absolute cut-off value for the detection of asymptomatic ovarian cancer in high-risk patients

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 May;133(2):239-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.09.013. Epub 2015 Dec 28.

Authors

James Dilley¹, Ranjit Manchanda², Michelle Johnson³, Adam N Rosenthal³, Sue Gessler³, Usha Menon³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK. Electronic address: j.dilley@ucl.ac.uk.
² Department Gynaecological Oncology, Barts and the London Hospital, London, UK.
³ Department of Women's Cancer, EGA Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.

PMID: 26868067
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.09.013

No abstract available

Keywords: CA125; Cancer risk; Diverticulitis; Family history; Ovarian cancer; Ovarian screening; Primary peritoneal cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

CA-125 Antigen / blood*
Diverticulitis
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
Peritoneal Neoplasms
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

CA-125 Antigen