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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 4.

Percentage of time where serum HE4 levels are >89.1 pM for premenopausal women and >128 pM for postmenopausal women and serum CA125 levels >35 U/mL in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Benign Classification (Pre- and Postmenopausal Women Combined) N HE4 > 95% tile CA125 > 95% tile P value
N % N %
Ovarian Cysts 204 16 8% 29 14% 0.0399
Germ Cell Tumors (Mature Teratoma) 67 1 1% 14 21% 0.0004
Sex Cord Stromal Tumors (Thecoma, Fibrothecoma) 25 6 24% 13 52% 0.0414
Cystadenoma, Adenofibroma, Cystadenofibroma 56 11 20% 11 20% 1.0000
Serous Epithelial Tumors 206 16 8% 42 20% 0.0002
Mucinous Epithelial Tumors 67 9 13% 12 18% 0.4759
Benign - NOS 113 10 9% 31 27% 0.0003
Endometriosis / Endometriomas 176 6 3% 118 67% 0.0000
Abscess / Hydrosalpinx / PID 30 4 13% 11 37% 0.0369
Fibroid (Leiomyomas) 61 5 8% 16 26% 0.0083
Benign – Other (Normal Ovaries) 37 2 5% 8 22% 0.0413

All Benign Tumors 1042 86 8% 305 29% 0.0000