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Comparative Study
. 1986 Jun;45(6):876-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49409-4.

Serum levels of CA-125 in patients with endometriosis: a preliminary report

L C Giudice, A Jacobs, J Pineda, C E Bell, L Lippmann
Comparative Study

Serum levels of CA-125 in patients with endometriosis: a preliminary report

L C Giudice et al. Fertil Steril. 1986 Jun.

Abstract

Seven out of 8 patients with endometriosis demonstrated levels of CA-125 antigen above 35 U/ml. None of 15 patients with other benign gynecologic diagnoses demonstrated elevated levels. This antigen has been proposed as a tumor marker for epithelial carcinoma and other gynecologic neoplasms. However, it cannot be used to differentiate clinically between cancer and endometriosis.

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