Preoperative serum CA-125 level as a predictor for the extent of cytoreduction in patients with advanced stage epithelial ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer in women worldwide and the eighth most common cause of cancer death. Due to the lack of effective early detection strategies and the unspecific onset of symptoms, it is diagnosed at an advanced stage in 75% of cases. The cancer antigen (CA) 125 is use...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2021-08-01
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Series: | Radiology and Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2021-0013 |