Imperforate hymen: a new benign reason for highly elevated serum CA 19.9 and CA 125 levels
Esra Esim Buyukbayrak1, Ayse Gul Ozyapi, Yasemin Karageyim Karsidag
1Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. esraesim@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Imperforate hymen is a urogenital tract anomaly that represents the most frequent congenital malformation of the female genital tract. CA 19-9 and CA 125 are widely used as tumor markers, however several benign conditions are also known to increase serum CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels. According to classical textbook knowledge, imperforate hymen is not listed under the benign conditions that increase serum CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels. In this case report we describe a relation between imperforate hymen and elevated serum CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels.
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