title: Unusually High Levels of CA19-9 Associated with Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary.
abstract: Introduction. Mature cystic teratoma is the benign tumor of the ovary. CA19-9 levels, although a marker of pancreatic malignancy, have been found to be raised in large ovarian mature cystic teratomas. Case Report. We report a case of a young female who had unusually high levels of CA19-9 in the blood associated with large ovarian mature cystic teratoma. The levels returned to normal 12 weeks after cystectomy was performed. Conclusion. This case highlights the fact that although raised tumor marker may be associated with a benign pathology thorough evaluation to rule out malignancy still must be done.
authors.affiliation: LHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, India ; ESIC Hospital, Manesar, Haryana 122001, India.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madaan
authors.affiliation: LHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Manju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.affiliation: LHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: LHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Harvinder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: LHMC and SSKH, New Delhi 110001, India.
authors.forename: Shubha Sagar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Trivedi