could you please tell me if a CA125 blood test is carried out on a patient does taht mean a cancer for definit?

Question

the px has an ova cyst and thickened wall and asked to go through TAH-BSO... and also was asked to do a test on CA 125 ,,,does taht mean a cancer or fibroids

Answer 1

Having a test doesn’t mean anything. This isn't even a diagnostic test.

Answer 2

Imalshi,

The TAH – BSO stands for total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) an operation to remove the womb (uterus) with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO). BSO is a surgery in which both a woman's ovaries are removed, along with the fallopian tubes. This surgery is used primarily to treat gynecological cancers such as ovarian, fallopian, and uterine cancer, although it is used in the treatment of some other gynecological conditions as well. Regarding the CA 125 test, it is often used to follow women who have already been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In these cases, the CA-125 is a very good indicator of whether a patient is responding to treatment, and whether a patient remains in remission after treatment. However, the CA-125 is not a good test to screen healthy women for ovarian cancer. The test may also be done if a woman has symptoms or findings on ultrasound that suggest ovarian cancer.







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Answer 3

I had the CA 125 yrs ago. My Dr ordered it because on this test, the blood is tested for more than just the ordinary test required. He wasn't looking for cancer, but he said, the only cancer it MAY show, would be leukemia because of the white blood count. It's easy enough to rule out leukemia from an infection. With an infection, the abundance of white cells detected would be healthy, mature white cells. With leukemia, a person would show an abundance of immature white blood cells. So, That's it. Blessings

I had fibroids myself but my OB-GYN felt those with an ordinary internal. they're always benign