Table 2.

Summary of cases of unruptured endometrioma with elevated CA 125 levels†.

Author & Year	Type of study and number of patients [n]	CA-125 level [IU/ml]	Clinical presentation	Imaging findings	Operative intervention / Management
Yilmazer M et al. (2003) [13]	Case report n = 1	1741.8	Abdominal pain, Bilateral adnexal masses	USS & CT: bilateral adnexal cystic masses	Laparoscopy, B/L cystectomy
Shiau C-S et al. (2003) [14]	Case report n = 1	6310	Pelvic mass, Abdominal pain, Nausea	USS & CT: homogenous Lt adnexal cystic mass 75mm	Laparotomy, Enucleation & excision of cyst
Atabekoglu C et al. (2003) [15]	Case report n = 1	3890	Abdominal pain, Dysmenorrhea	CT: right cystic ovarian mass of 12x10 cm	Laparotomy, Rt adnexectomy
Kahraman K et al. (2007) [16]	Case report n = 1	7900	Adnexal mass	USS & MRI: homogeneous Lt adnexal cystic mass	Laparoscopy, Cystectomy, U/L salpingectomy
Hosseini, M et al. (2009) [17]	Case report n = 1	2000	Abdominal pain, Dysmenorrhea	USS: bilateral ovarian cystic masses	Laparotomy, B/L cystectomy
Peker N et al. (2013) [18]	Case report n = 1	1061	Pelvic mass	USS: homogenous left ovarian cystic mass, FF at PoD	Laparotomy, Enucleation of cyst

USS: ultrasound; CT: computerised tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; FF: free fluid; PoD: pouch of Douglas

†In all cases reviewed endometrioma was confirmed histologically.