Premenarchal Ovarian Torsion and Elevated CA-125
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Serum CA 125 and ovarian cancer
of death from gynaecological cancer among women in Western countries. Epithelial ovarian cancer is responsible for 85-90% of all primary ovarian tumours. Because of the asymptomatic nature of the disease, ovarian cancer is usually not detected in the early stages and therefore many women present with advanced disease and systemic metastases. Approximately 70-80% of patients present with late st...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1083-3188
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2009.04.002