Peri and post-menopausal women with complex adnexal masses, ascites, and raised CA-125: Is it ovarian cancer or tuberculosis?

Peri and post-menopausal women with complex adnexal masses, ascites, and raised CA-125: Is it ovarian cancer or tuberculosis?

Pelvic and peritoneal tuberculosis may resemble advanced ovarian cancer due to the presence of ascites, complex adnexal masses, peritoneal deposits and raised CA-125 level, especially in peri- and postmenopausal women. Other common features among women with these two conditions are abdominal pain an...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rashmi Bagga, Tanuja Muthyala, Subhas Chandra Saha, Shalini Gainder, Pradip Kumar Saha, Radhika Srinivasan, Arvind Rajwanshi, Nalini Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Mid-Life Health
Subjects:
Laparotomy
ovarian malignancy
pelvic-peritoneal tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jmidlifehealth.org/article.asp?issn=0976-7800;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=193;epage=196;aulast=Bagga

Similar Items

Similar Items