Abstract:
Objective To investigate the expression of HE4 and CA125 in normal pregnant women and pregnant women with pelvic mass,and to provide evidence for early diagnosis of ovarian malignant tumors.
Methods From May 2014 to May 2016,80 pregnant women (group B) with pelvic mass examined and operated and 80 healthy pregnant women (group A) examined in Songgang People's Hospital of Bao'an district were selected and followed-up.The expression levels of HE4 and CA125 of all the pregnant women in different pregnancy stage (12 weeks ago,12-28 weeks,29 weeks later) were detected.Among the 80 pregnant women complicated with pelvic mass,the pathological examination showed that there were 5 cases of malignant ovarian cancer,4 cases of borderline tumor and 71 cases of benign ovarian disease.The changes of serum HE4 and CA125 in pregnant women with pelvic mass were investigated and estimated their effect on diagnosing benign and malignant pelvic masses.
Results The difference of HE4 concentration in healthy pregnant women in early,middle and late pregnancy was not statistically significant (
P>0.05).But the concentration of CA125 in healthy pregnant women was slightly increased in the early,middle and late pregnancy,the difference was not statistically significant (
P>0.05).The concentrations of CA125 and HE4 in pregnant women with pelvic masses were higher than those in the healthy pregnant women (
P<0.05).The concentrations of CA125 and HE4 in the patients with malignant ovarian cancer were higher than those in pregnant women with the benign ovarian disease (
P<0.05).The concentrations of CA125 and HE4 in patients with malignant ovarian cancer were higher than those in healthy pregnant women (
P<0.05).The concentrations of CA125 and HE4 in patients with benign ovarian cancer were slightly higher than those in healthy pregnant women (
P>0.05),but the different was still in the normal range.
Conclusion The levels of CA125 and HE4 in ovarian cancer patients were higher than those in patients with benign ovarian disease and health pregnancy,CA125 and HE4 could be used as biomarkers for malignant ovarian cancer