title: Meigs syndrome and "false positive" preoperative serum CA-125 levels: analysis of ten cases.
abstract: Ten patients with Meigs syndrome operated on by the author were evaluated to determine the possible relationship between elevated preoperative serum CA-125 levels and tumor size and/or ascites.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Gynecologic Oncology, PA., Little Silver 07739, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patsner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008539:Meigs Syndrome / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen