Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary
Introduction. Mature cystic teratoma is the benign tumor of the ovary. CA19-9 levels, although a marker of pancreatic malignancy, have been found to be raised in large ovarian mature cystic teratomas. Case Report. We report a case of a young female who had unusually high levels of CA19-9 in the bloo...
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| description | Introduction. Mature cystic teratoma is the benign tumor of the ovary. CA19-9 levels, although a marker of pancreatic malignancy, have been found to be raised in large ovarian mature cystic teratomas. Case Report. We report a case of a young female who had unusually high levels of CA19-9 in the blood associated with large ovarian mature cystic teratoma. The levels returned to normal 12 weeks after cystectomy was performed. Conclusion. This case highlights the fact that although raised tumor marker may be associated with a benign pathology thorough evaluation to rule out malignancy still must be done. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b7b5c762938f406a9f83f12dce79ddd12025-02-03T06:11:25ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922014-01-01201410.1155/2014/187910187910Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the OvaryMonika Madaan0Manju Puri1Ritu Sharma2Harvinder Kaur3Shubha Sagar Trivedi4LHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, IndiaLHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, IndiaLHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, IndiaLHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, IndiaLHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, IndiaIntroduction. Mature cystic teratoma is the benign tumor of the ovary. CA19-9 levels, although a marker of pancreatic malignancy, have been found to be raised in large ovarian mature cystic teratomas. Case Report. We report a case of a young female who had unusually high levels of CA19-9 in the blood associated with large ovarian mature cystic teratoma. The levels returned to normal 12 weeks after cystectomy was performed. Conclusion. This case highlights the fact that although raised tumor marker may be associated with a benign pathology thorough evaluation to rule out malignancy still must be done.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/187910 |
| spellingShingle | Monika Madaan Manju Puri Ritu Sharma Harvinder Kaur Shubha Sagar Trivedi Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary |
| title_full | Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary |
| title_fullStr | Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary |
| title_short | Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary |
| title_sort | unusually high levels of ca19 9 associated with mature cystic teratoma of the ovary |
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