Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma
Extremely elevated CA 125, usually suggestive of ovarian malignancy, can be found in physiological or benign conditions such as endometriosis. We present a case of an extremely elevated serum CA 125 level in a patient with stage four endometriosis and bilateral unruptured ovarian endometriomas, with...
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| description | Extremely elevated CA 125, usually suggestive of ovarian malignancy, can be found in physiological or benign conditions such as endometriosis. We present a case of an extremely elevated serum CA 125 level in a patient with stage four endometriosis and bilateral unruptured ovarian endometriomas, with evidence of leakage unilaterally. To avoid costly and unnecessarily invasive tests and procedures it is important to consider the differential diagnosis of endometriosis and/or leaking endometrioma in patients with a profoundly elevated CA 125 level. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-00b7249cd0204a3995d4cd576c9b5fc52025-02-03T01:07:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922018-01-01201810.1155/2018/23850482385048Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking EndometriomaSvetha Rao0Supuni Kapurubandara1Anbu Anpalagan2Liverpool Hospital, AustraliaWestmead Hospital, AustraliaWestmead Hospital, AustraliaExtremely elevated CA 125, usually suggestive of ovarian malignancy, can be found in physiological or benign conditions such as endometriosis. We present a case of an extremely elevated serum CA 125 level in a patient with stage four endometriosis and bilateral unruptured ovarian endometriomas, with evidence of leakage unilaterally. To avoid costly and unnecessarily invasive tests and procedures it is important to consider the differential diagnosis of endometriosis and/or leaking endometrioma in patients with a profoundly elevated CA 125 level.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2385048 |
| spellingShingle | Svetha Rao Supuni Kapurubandara Anbu Anpalagan Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma |
| title_full | Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma |
| title_fullStr | Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma |
| title_short | Elevated CA 125 in a CASE of Leaking Endometrioma |
| title_sort | elevated ca 125 in a case of leaking endometrioma |
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