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ArticleJournal of gynecologic oncology2019

The power of the Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm considering menopausal status: a comparison with CA 125 and HE4.

Kyung Hee Han, Noh Hyun Park, Jin Ju Kim, Sunmie Kim, Hee Seung Kim, Maria Lee, Yong Sang Song

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Article in Journal of gynecologic oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kyung Hee HanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3716-1644
Noh Hyun ParkDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pnhkhr@snu.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6734-4471
Jin Ju KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0879-8208
Sunmie KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5122-2218
Hee Seung KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6876-8671
Maria LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8017-3176
Yong Sang SongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-4021
Seoul National University · KRSeoul National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify the power of tumor markers for predicting ovarian cancer according to menopausal status.

methodsThe medical records of 876 women with ovarian cysts were retrospectively reviewed. Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125), human epididymis protein 4 (HE4), and Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) were analyzed. Sensitivity, specificity, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses of these tumor markers were evaluated.

resultsThe sensitivity of ROMA was 66.7% and the specificity was 86.8% to detect ovarian malignancy. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to menopausal status: premenopause (n=532, 60.7%) and postmenopause (n=344, 39.3%). For diagnostic accuracy, ROMA was lower than HE4 in premenopausal women (82.7% vs. 91.4%) and lower than CA 125 in postmenopausal women (86.9% vs. 88.7%). The ROC curve analysis revealed that the power of ROMA was not significantly better than that of HE4 in premenopausal women (area under the curve [AUC], 0.731 vs. 0.732, p=0.832), and it was also not significantly better than that of CA 125 in postmenopausal women (AUC, 0.871 vs. 0.888, p=0.440).

conclusionThe discrimination power of tumor markers for ovarian cancer was different according to menopausal status. In predicting ovarian malignancy, ROMA was neither superior to HE4 in premenopausal women nor superior to CA 125 in postmenopausal women.

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AlgorithmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOvarian CystsOvarian NeoplasmsPostmenopausePremenopauseRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsROC CurveBiomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenWAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2WFDC2 protein, humanCA 125 AntigenHE4 Protein, HumanMenopauseOvarian Epithelial CancerTumor Markers

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