Question 113 (part 2) · LEK · Ovarian cancer
HE-4 (human epididymis protein 4) glycoprotein concentration might be increased in a patient with:
1) ovarian cancer;
2) lung cancer;
3) kidney failure;
4) pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
5) only in a patient with ovarian cancer stage >IA according to FIGO.
The correct answer is:
2) lung cancer;
3) kidney failure;
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. 2,3,4.
- C. 1,3,5.
- D. 1,3.
- E. 1,2,4
Hint
HE4 was introduced because benign gynaecological conditions raise it less than CA-125 — but remember how it is eliminated.
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