However, 21 of 22 patients (95%) with cirrhotic ascites (groups Ib and Ic) had elevated levels of CA 125 (P < 0.01). Levels of CA 125 were markedly elevated in patients from groups Ib and Ic (328 ...

A few conditions other than ovarian carcinoma may also give rise to an elevated CA-125 level (Table I). [5] For this reason, the test is not specific for ovarian carcinoma, and it is not ...