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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jan;123(1):73–79. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000051

Table 3.

Results of CA 125 for Symptom Index-Positive Patients (n=211)

Result n
Not Done 2
Normal (<35) 203
Elevated

  1. CA125 = 36 TVS negative; no additional workup

  2. CA125 = 42 TVS small cyst; repeat CA125 = 26

  3. CA125 = 46 TVS *; TAH–BSO for symptomatic leiomyomas

  4. CA125 = 87 TVS *; laparoscopic salpino-oophorectomy for symptomatic endometrioma

  5. CA125 = 45 TVS * for leiomyomas with menorrhagia; TVH–BSO for bleeding

  6. CA125 = 37 TVS * for leiomyomas and symptomatic 6 cm ovarian cyst; TAH–BSO

 6

TVS, transvaginal ultrasound; TAH–BSO, total abdominal hysterectomy–bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; TVH–BSO, transvaginal hysterectomy–bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; TVH, transvaginal hysterectomy.

TVS scan done secondary to routine care.