title: Three-year follow-up of [CA-125, CA 19-9, CA 15-3, SIL-2R, IL-6, IL-la, TNF-a, sCD8 and sCD4] levels in a woman with severe endometriosis.
abstract: A 37-year old woman presented with severe endometriosis and the patient underwent a conservative operation. We investigated the effect of treatment with danazol on the levels of CA-125, CA-19-9, CA 15-3, SIL-2R, IL-6, IL-1a, TNE-a, SCD8 and SCD4 in this woman. Our findings suggest that severe endometriosis is a condition which induces a rise of tumor markers and cytokine levels that are suppressed on danazol treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Matalliotakis
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Neonaki
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Panidis
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Goumenou
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Koumantakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000097:blood; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D018396:Mucin-1 / Q000097:blood; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018394:CA-125 Antigen; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D018396:Mucin-1; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003613:Danazol