title: [Serum angiogenin concentration in women with adnexal tumors].
abstract: Angiogenesis is essential for most solid tumor growth and dissemination. Angiogenin (ANG), a potent new blood vessel formation stimulator may be a potential biomarker of ovarian malignancies. We have analyzed serum concentration of this polypeptide and CA-125 in 78 women with operated because of adnexal tumors. Sixty-five tumors were benign and 13 were malignant. Mean serum concentration of ANG in women with benign tumors and with ovarian cancer 410.8 pg/ml (range: 98.3-956.3 pg/ml) and 469.1 pg/ml (range: 65.3-1103.0 pg/ml), respectively. There were no significant differences in ANG concentrations between the groups, also we have not found any correlation with serum CA-125 levels assayed preoperatively. We conclude that serum angiogenin levels are not a useful predictor of ovarian malignant tumors.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Ginekologii Operacyjnej I Katedry Połoznictwa i Chorób Kobiecych AM w Lublinie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czekierdowski
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zrubek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kotarski
mesh_terms: D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D043925:Angiogenesis Inducing Agents