title: Vertebral tuberculosis presenting with elevated CA-125 and weight loss mimicking ovarian malignancy; case report.
abstract: Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecologic cancers and currently the measurement of serum CA-125 is the most acceptable screening test. Here we are reporting the first case of a patient with elevated CA-125 as a consequence of tuberculosis vertebral osteomyelitis. Tuberculosis is a benign condition, which must be considered in the premenopausal female with elevated CA-125.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chicago Medical School-Mount Sinai Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60608, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blankstein
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kadanoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D018394:CA-125 Antigen