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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
In attempt to identify patients with ovarian carcinoma and differentiate them from patients with benign ovarian tumor or other gynecological malignancies, peritoneal fluid and serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were measured in 51 patients: 15 with ovarian carcinoma, 15 with endometrial carcinoma, 4 with cervical carcinoma, and 17 with benign ovarian tumor. Peritoneal fluid and serum LDH levels in ovarian cancer patients were significantly higher than those in patients with benign ovarian tumor (P < 0.001) or other gynecological malignancies (P < 0.001 and P < 0.03, respectively). Yet, peritoneal fluid LDH demonstrated higher diagnostic sensitivity (87%) and greater diagnostic accuracy (90%) than serum LDH (60 and 77%, respectively) or serum CA-125 (73 and 83%, respectively). Comparing the histological types of ovarian cancer, serous cystadenocarcinoma presented higher peritoneal fluid LDH levels than endometrioid or mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. No difference in peritoneal fluid LDH was observed comparing different stages of ovarian cancer. The results suggest that peritoneal fluid LDH may be an efficient biochemical marker in diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0090-8258
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1997 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
399-404
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Ascites, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Ascitic Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-CA-125 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Carcinoma, Endometrioid, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-L-Lactate Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Ovarian Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Ovarian Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9299252-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Peritoneal fluid lactate dehydrogenase in ovarian cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article