Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the utility of tumor markers and complete blood count to increase the
diagnostic accuracy to detect malignant cases that are intraoperatively reported as
mucinous borderline ovarian tumors (BOT).
Study design
Patients who underwent laparotomy at our gynecologic oncology clinic between 2007
and 2015 for evaluation of an adnexal mass with an intraoperative frozen section report
of mucinous BOT were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were grouped according to
the final pathological diagnoses (malignant, borderline and benign), and were compared
in terms of tumor marker levels and complete blood count parameters. Significant parameters
were evaluated together with frozen section results, and were assessed for diagnostic
accuracy.
Results
A total of 63 patients were included in the study. Of these, 41 patients had borderline,
11 patients had benign, and 11 patients had malignant mucinous ovarian tumors. Patient
age, menopausal status, hemoglobin, platelet and lymphocyte counts were similar among
the groups (p > 0.05). On the other hand, white blood cell, neutrophil counts and neutrophil/lymphocyte
ratio (NLR) were significantly higher in malignant cases (p < 0.05). Similarly, CA125 and CA19-9 were significantly higher in malignant group (p < 0.05). When evaluated with the frozen section results, CA19-9 and NLR had the highest
sensitivity to detect mucinous cancers (81 and 78 percent, respectively).
Conclusions
In patients who have an intraoperative frozen section diagnosis of borderline mucinous
ovarian tumors, CA19-9, NLR and CA125 were significant predictors of malignancy. In
light of larger future studies, we believe that integrating these parameters into
routine clinical practice may decrease the rate of under diagnosis.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: November 24, 2015
Accepted:
October 28,
2015
Received in revised form:
October 12,
2015
Received:
June 20,
2015
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