Carbohydrate antigen 125

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Carbohydrate antigen CA125 is a tumor marker of epithelial ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, fallopian tube cancer, lung cancer and other cancers. So what is carbohydrate antigen 125? Now let's take a look

Carbohydrate antigen 125

First, carbohydrate antigen 125 is a tumor marker, the positive threshold is: male > 35ku / L or 35u / ml, female > 40 μ g / L for positive, used for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and postoperative judgment of recurrence.

Secondly, CA125 is a glycoprotein tumor associated antigen. It is often seen in cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, liver cancer, biliary cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, etc. Uterine fibroids and benign ovarian tumors also increase.

Third, carbohydrate antigen 125 is an indicator for monitoring malignant tumors. If it is slightly higher than the normal value, it can be continuously observed and regularly reviewed. If it is higher, it needs to be hospitalized

matters needing attention

Carbohydrate antigen 125 is one of the tumor markers. Clinically, it is more common in ovarian cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer and other gynecological tumors. However, some non malignant tumors such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cyst, pancreatitis, hepatitis and other diseases will also have different degrees of increase, but the positive rate is low. Although c125a is used to diagnose cancer It's a reference index, but it doesn't mean that if it's high, you will definitely have cancer