title: Preoperative diagnosis of fallopian tube carcinoma by transvaginal sonography and CA-125.
abstract: Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tube is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with primary tubal carcinoma, which was diagnosed preoperatively on the basis of an elevated CA-125 and characteristic features on transvaginal sonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology B, Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kol
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paldi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis*; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate