[High CA-125 values in miliary tuberculosis and ascites].
High levels of CA-125, the specific tumour marker for epithelial ovarian cancers are also found in inflammatory diseases of the pelvis. This case report of a 28 year-old woman with pathological CA-125 levels demonstrates the association between this finding and ascites caused by miliary tuberculosis. Tuberculostatic chemotherapy led to normalisation of the CA-125 levels within 8 weeks.
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Geburtschilflich-gynäkologische Abteilung, Hanuschkrankenhaus, Wien.
Marczewski
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Rosen
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Beck
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D000328:Adult; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis*; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis*
D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate
Hohe CA-125-Werte bei Miliartuberkulose und Aszites.