Ovarian thecoma with ascites and high serum levels of CA125

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2000 Jul;264(1):42-4. doi: 10.1007/pl00007485.

Abstract

We report a 34-year-old woman with an ovarian thecoma and ascites who exhibited high serum levels of CA125. Measuring serum tumor markers and imaging are two important diagnostic tools for malignant ovarian tumors. In the present case, a preoperative diagnosis of benign ovarian tumor could not be made due to the elevation of CA125 (895 U/ml) and nonspecific MRI findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ascites / complications*
  • CA-125 Antigen / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / blood*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / complications*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thecoma / blood*
  • Thecoma / complications*
  • Thecoma / diagnosis
  • Thecoma / pathology

Substances

  • CA-125 Antigen