title: Concentrations of CA-125 tumor marker in endometrial carcinoma.
abstract: Thirty-eight patients with irregular perimenopausal hemorrhage in whom carcinoma of the endometrium had been diagnosed by fractional curettage were included in the study. In all patients, the concentration of CA-125 tumor marker was determined preoperatively. Findings were compared to the depth of penetration of stage I adenocarcinoma into the endometrium. A statistically significantly higher CA-125 value was recorded when the tumor had penetrated more than one-third of the uterine wall. This method could be successfully combined with other techniques in therapy planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ozren Novosel Clinical Hospital, Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kukura
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zaninović
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hrdina
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate