Peri and post-menopausal women with complex adnexal masses, ascites, and raised CA-125: Is it ovarian cancer or tuberculosis?

• Main Authors: Rashmi Bagga (Author), Tanuja Muthyala (Author), Subhas Chandra Saha (Author), Shalini Gainder (Author), Pradip Kumar Saha (Author), Radhika Srinivasan (Author), Arvind Rajwanshi (Author), Nalini Gupta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pelvic and peritoneal tuberculosis may resemble advanced ovarian cancer due to the presence of ascites, complex adnexal masses, peritoneal deposits and raised CA-125 level, especially in peri- and postmenopausal women. Other common features among women with these two conditions are abdominal pain an...