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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Dec 30;206(4):351.e1–351.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.12.029

Table 3.

Percentage of time where serum HE4 levels are >114.8 pM and serum CA125 levels are >35 U/mL in premenopausal and postmenopausal women combined.

Benign Classification (Pre- and Postmenopausal Women Combined) N HE4 > 95% tile CA125 > 95% tile P value
N % N %
Ovarian Cysts 204 11 5% 29 14% 0.0027
Germ Cell Tumors (Mature Teratoma) 67 0 0% 14 21% 0.0001
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors (Thecoma, Fibrothecoma) 25 8 32% 13 52% 0.1520
Cystadenoma, Adenofibroma, Cystadenofibroma 56 9 16% 11 20% 0.6217
Serous Epithelial Tumors 206 19 9% 42 20% 0.0014
Mucinous Epithelial Tumors 67 11 16% 12 18% 0.8188
Benign - NOS 113 9 8% 31 27% 0.0001
Endometriosis / Endometriomas 176 1 1% 118 67% 0.0000
Abscess / Hydrosalpinx / PID 30 3 10% 11 37% 0.0146
Fibroid (Leiomyomas) 61 3 5% 16 26% 0.0012
Benign – Other (Normal Ovaries) 37 3 8% 8 22% 0.1023

All Benign Tumors 1042 77 7% 305 29% 0.0000