Diagnostic accuracy of serum HE4, CA125 and ROMA in patients with ovarian cancer: A meta-analysis

Tumor Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 6127-6138

  Wang, Jiwen ^a,b   Gao, Jia ^c   Yao, Hongwen ^c   Wu, Zongyong ^c   Wang, Minjie ^c   Qi, Jun ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

CA125; Human epididymis protein 4; Ovarian cancer; Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; HUMAN EPIDIDYMIS PROTEIN 4;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OVARY CANCER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK OF OVARIAN MALIGNANCY ALGORITHM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CA-125 ANTIGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROTEINS; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84904763770     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: 14230380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-1811-6     Document Type: Article

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