Table 3.
Association between CA 125, HE4, RMI and ROMA values and risk of malignancy
| Tumor marker | Histopathology | Total number of cases (n = 94) | Statistical significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benign | Borderline | Malignant | |||
| CA125 values (pre-menopausal) | |||||
| < 200 U/ml | 63 (77.8%) | 3 (3.7%) | 15 (18.5%) | 81 | p = 0.002 |
| > 200 U/ml | 4 (30.8%) | 1 (7.7%) | 8 (61.5%) | 13 | |
| CA125 values (post-menopausal) | |||||
| < 35 U/ml | 10 (76.9%) | 2 (15.4%) | 1 (7.7%) | 13 | p = 0.002 |
| > 35 U/ml | 18 (34%) | 2 (3.8%) | 33 (62.3%) | 53 | |
| HE4 values (pre-menopausal) | |||||
| < 70 pmol/L | 63 (94%) | 1 (1.5%) | 3 (4.5%) | 67 (100.0%) | p = 0.001 |
| > 70 pmol/L | 4 (14.8%) | 3 (11.1%) | 20 (74.1%) | 27 (100.0%) | |
| HE4 values (post-menopausal) | |||||
| < 140 pmol/L | 27 (75%) | 2 (5.7%) | 7 (19.4%) | 36 (100.0%) | p = 0.001 |
| > 140 pmol/L | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (6.7%) | 27 (90.0%) | 29 (100.0%) | |
| RMI values | |||||
| < 200 | 66 (89.2%) | 2 (2.7%) | 6(8.1%) | 74 | p = 0.000 |
| > 200 | 29 (33.7%) | 6 (7.0%) | 51 (59.3%) | 86 | |
| ROMA values (pre-menopausal) | |||||
| < 11.4% | 56 (94.9%) | 1 (1.7%) | 2 (3.7%) | 59 (100.0%) | p = 0.001 |
| ≥ 11.4% | 11 (31.4%) | 3 (8.6%) | 21 (60%) | 35 (100.0%) | |
| ROMA values (post-menopausal) | |||||
| < 22.9 | 22 (88%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (8%) | 25 (100.0%) | p = 0.001 |
| > 22.9 | 6 (14.6%) | 3 (7.3%) | 32 (78%) | 41 (100.0%) | |