title: High levels of CA-125 in a case of a parasitic leiomyoma presenting as an abdominal mass.
abstract: A 32-year-old woman presented with increasing abdominal girth and discomfort secondary to a 18-week-size mass and a CA-125 level of 1539. She underwent an exploratory laparotomy and resection of a parasitic fibroid following which the CA-125 levels decreased and normalized within a month. A review of English literature indicates that association of raised CA-125 levels with fibroids is inconsistent and very modest and such high levels have not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ghamande
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eleonu
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hamid
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D000328:Adult; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen