The value of human epididymis 4, D-dimer, and fibrinogen compared with CA 125 alone in triaging women presenting with pelvic masses: a retrospective cohort study.
Kate McKendryStephen DuffYanmei HuangMostafa RedhaÁine ScanlonFeras Abu SaadehNoreen GleesonJohn O'LearyLucy NorrisSharon A O'ToolePublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2021)
A novel biomarker panel of HE4 ± D-dimer ± fibrinogen outperformed CA 125 alone as a high-specificity biomarker in postmenopausal women and could aid in the preoperative triaging of pelvic masses. No biomarker(s) outperformed CA 125 in premenopausal women.
Keyphrases
- postmenopausal women
- bone mineral density
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- endothelial cells
- rectal cancer
- breast cancer risk
- pregnancy outcomes
- contrast enhanced
- cervical cancer screening
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- magnetic resonance imaging
- insulin resistance
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- magnetic resonance
- adipose tissue
- pluripotent stem cells
- structural basis