title: Imperforate hymen: a new benign reason for highly elevated serum CA 19.9 and CA 125 levels.
abstract: Imperforate hymen is a urogenital tract anomaly that represents the most frequent congenital malformation of the female genital tract. CA 19-9 and CA 125 are widely used as tumor markers, however several benign conditions are also known to increase serum CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels. According to classical textbook knowledge, imperforate hymen is not listed under the benign conditions that increase serum CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels. In this case report we describe a relation between imperforate hymen and elevated serum CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels.
authors.affiliation: Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. esraesim@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Esra Esim
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Buyukbayrak
authors.forename: Ayse Gul
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ozyapi
authors.forename: Yasemin Karageyim
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Karsidag
authors.forename: Zehra Meltem
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Pirimoglu
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052202:Hydrocolpos / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006924:Hymen / Q000002:abnormalities*
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen; D018395:CA-19-9 Antigen