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Re: CA-125 and Dermoid Tumor From: shellye (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:52:03 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Martha: "pelvic kidney, fallopian tube and ovary removed - PROBLEMS!" Previous message: Curious: "Surgery to remove ovarian cyst ??" In reply to: mjak: "Re: CA-125 and Dermoid Tumor" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: CA-125 and Dermoid Tumor" At Sun, 25 Aug 2002, mjak wrote: > >At Sun, 25 Aug 2002, shellye wrote: >> >>I have been told that i have a dermoid tumor (they did vaginal >>ultrasounds, one with blood flow). My question is, can they really tell >>this is Dermoid based on those two tests? And, if it is Dermoid, then >>why is my ca-125 at almost double normal (66)? Can a benign dermoid >>tumor cause CA-125 to go that high? >> >>Thanks- >>Shellye > >Hi Shellye, >I am not a doctor just a women who has had a large dermoid tumor >of the ovary removed. I too had elevated CA-125 when I had the tumor. >CA-125 is Often elevated with non cancerous conditions of the >ovary. However the only definitive way to know is when they remove >your tumor. Good luck. > >mj Thank you, MJ - it is nice to hear from someone else in the same situation - you are the first I have come across. Shellye Next message: Martha: "pelvic kidney, fallopian tube and ovary removed - PROBLEMS!" Previous message: Curious: "Surgery to remove ovarian cyst ??" In reply to: mjak: "Re: CA-125 and Dermoid Tumor" Next in thread: Richard Chudacoff, MD: "Re: CA-125 and Dermoid Tumor"

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