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Association between Histopathologic Type of Ovarian Cancer and Serum CA-125 Level.
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal . 2023 Supplement1, Vol. 73, pS102-S105. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objective: to find an association between the serum CA-125 level and the histopathological type of ovarian tumor. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Medical Oncology, Jinnah postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi Pakistan from Jan 2018 to Dec 2019. Methodology: This study included 107 patients presenting with epithelial ovarian cancer. In each case, histological type, pathological stage, degree of differentiation and serum CA-125 was evaluated. The association between preoperative CA-125 and histopathological type of tumor were evaluated. Result: About 107 ovarian cancer patients were included. The mean age in our study was 50.80±10.16 years. Raised CA-125 level was found in most of the patients with serous histology 46(56.1%). Conclusion: Serum level CA-125 elevated in most patients with serous histology. A statistically non-significant association was found between raise CA-125 levels and histological types of ovarian cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00309648
- Volume :
- 73
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172274111
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v73iSUPPL-1.5410