A 35-year-old woman presents with infertility and palpable pelvic mass. Her CA-125 level is 90 rnIU/mL diagnosis is:
Ovarian Ca
Endometrioma
Tuberculosis
Borderline ovarian tumor
In this question we have insufficient information to make any definite diagnosis. At the best we can try to make the most probable diagnosis.
CA-125
• This is a non-specific tumor marker
• CA-125 is a glycoprotein which is normally not produced by ovarian epithelium but may be produced by both
malignant and benign epithelial ovarian tumors.
• Cut off level of CA-125 is < 35 U/mL.
• Levels of CA 125 can be raised in