Author/Authors :
Khodaverdi, Sepideh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Endometriosis Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran , Amini-Moghaddam, Soheila Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Endometriosis Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran , Hashemi, Neda Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Endometriosis Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran , Mohammad Beigi, Robabeh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Endometriosis Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran , Almassi Nokiani, Fariba Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran
Abstract :
Background: It has been shown that Carbohydrate antigen (CA) 125 and CA 19-9 tumor markers are useful for diagnosis and follow up of ovarian carcinoma.
Case: In this case, we reported the high level of CA-125 and CA 19-9 with large right ovarian intact endometrioma and extensive involvement of omentum. Conclusion: Human Epididymis protein (HE4) and Risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm (ROMA) can be useful in differentiation between malignancies and benign pathologies with a good sensitivity and specificity value