CA-125: a marker for diagnosis and follow-up of pleuroperitoneal and lymph node tuberculosis

To the Editor: We present a case of pleuroperitoneal and lymph node tuberculosis (TB) whose clinical, radiological, and laboratory data could have been easily mistaken for advanced ovarian carcinoma, and then subjected to unnecessary lapavv rotomy and surgical resections with severe consequences.

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Published in:Annals of Saudi medicine 2008-03, Vol.28 (2), p.142-143
Main Authors: Wani, Abdul Majid, Akhtar, Mubeena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomarkers - blood
CA-125 Antigen - blood
Female
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical errors
Middle Aged
Ovarian cancer
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - blood
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pleural - diagnosis
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Summary:To the Editor: We present a case of pleuroperitoneal and lymph node tuberculosis (TB) whose clinical, radiological, and laboratory data could have been easily mistaken for advanced ovarian carcinoma, and then subjected to unnecessary lapavv rotomy and surgical resections with severe consequences.
ISSN:0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI:10.4103/0256-4947.51745