title: Preoperative serum CA-125 levels in early stage ovarian cancer.
abstract: Preoperative serum CA 125 levels were elevated in only 23% (9/39) of patients with FIGO Stage I invasive ovarian epithelial carcinoma whereas 88% of patients with Stages II-IV disease had elevated CA 125 levels preoperatively. No preoperative serum CA 125 levels in any patient with Stage I disease exceeded 300 U/ml.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patsner
mesh_terms: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate