Question 112 (part 2) · LEK · Ovarian cancer
CA-125 glycoprotein concentration might be increased in a patient with:
1) ovarian cancer;
2) deeply infiltrative endometriosis (DIE);
3) endometrial cancer;
4) pelvic inflammatory disease (PID);
5) only in a patient with ovarian cancer stage >IA according to FIGO.
The correct answer is:
2) deeply infiltrative endometriosis (DIE);
3) endometrial cancer;
4) pelvic inflammatory disease (PID);
5) only in a patient with ovarian cancer stage >IA according to FIGO.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 2,4.
- C. 1,3,5.
- D. 1,3.
- E. 1,2,3,4.
Hint
CA-125 is produced by coelomic and Müllerian epithelium — consider which conditions involve the peritoneum or endometrium.
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