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Imperforate hymen: a new benign reason for highly elevated serum CA 19.9 and CA 125 levels

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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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  1. Dr. Lutfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Esra Esim Buyukbayrak, Ayse Gul Ozyapı, Yasemin Karageyim Karsıdag, Zehra Meltem Pirimoglu, Orhan Unal & Cem Turan

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    Esra Esim Buyukbayrak

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Buyukbayrak, E.E., Ozyapı, A.G., Karsıdag, Y.K. et al. Imperforate hymen: a new benign reason for highly elevated serum CA 19.9 and CA 125 levels. Arch Gynecol Obstet 277, 475–477 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-007-0493-3

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