Background: Cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) is a tumor marker used for the diagnosis and monitoring of ovarian carcinoma. It can also be elevated in endometriosis, inflammations, and in nongynecological malignancies. Up to date, serum CA-125 levels in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have not been stud
Ovarian cancer antigen CA 125 levels in pelvic inflammatory disease and pregnancy
✍ Scribed by Hannu Halila; Ulf-Hǎkan Stenman; Markku Seppälä
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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