Facts about ovarian cancer in Maysanian women

Alhilf, Haider Saadoon Qasim; Alhashimi, Redha Alwan Hasan

doi:10.15557/cgo.2017.0011

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“…32 In the current study, 52% of women had stage I/II OC and 48% had stage III/IV OC, which was inconsistent with the findings of a study undertaken in Maysan, Republic of Iraq that reported that 76% of patients had stage III/IV OC. 33 This inconsistency might be attributed to better OC diagnosis and treatment facilities in the Kurdistan Region than other areas of the Republic of Iraq. With regard to tumour biomarkers, this current study showed that the CA-125 level was increased in 65% of women with OC, which was similar to the results of Canadian study that reported that CA-125 is an accurate biomarker of OC with moderate sensitivity and high specificity.…”

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The correlation between women’s various gynaecological diseases to ovarian cancer in Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq

Karim¹,

Fattah

2023

J Int Med Res

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Objective To assess the relationship between benign gynaecological disorders and ovarian cancer (OC). Methods This retrospective observational study enrolled female patients with histologically-confirmed primary OC. Clinical and demographic data were collected using a questionnaire. Blood samples were analysed for tumour biomarker levels including cancer antigen (CA)-125, CA19-9, carcinoembryonic antigen, β human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Results A total of 100 female patients were enrolled in the study. Of these, 44 patients had simple ovarian cysts (44%), 22 had uterine fibroids (22%), 15 had adenomyosis (15%), 13 had pelvic inflammatory disease (13%) and six had endometriosis (6%). There was a significant association between high grade serous OC histology with both benign ovarian and uterine diseases. There was a significant association between both adenomyosis and uterine fibroids and high grade OC. There was also a significant association between endometriosis and stages III/IV OC. With regard to tumour biomarkers, there was a significant association between β-hCG and LDH biomarkers and benign uterine tumours. Conclusion Benign gynaecological diseases are accompanied by the high risk of the development of OC. Common benign gynaecological diseases associated with OC were uterine fibroids and adenomyosis.

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