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CA-125

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CA-125
A cell surface glycoprotein expressed on the cell membrane of normal ovarian tissue, ovarian, cervical, endometrium, GI tract, and breast CAs; rising levels indicate a poor prognosis, but low levels are of little clinical utility; CA-125 may also be ↑ in liver disease, acute pancreatitis, renal failure, occasionally in normal ♀, lymphoma


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Vaginal distress; changes in ultrasound, CA-125, bowel and bladder pelvic exam and biopsy patterns.
Bartholomew's Hospital in London measured blood concentrations of a chemical called CA-125 in 22,000 postmenopausal women between 1986 and 1995.
Unexpectedly, a clinical response was observed as well: One patient, who had previously had excision of a peritoneal tumor, exhibited complete regression of a residual peritoneal mass by CT and a concomitant fall in serum CA-125 from 65 to 6.
 
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