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17 August 2020: Clinical Research

Evaluation of Ovarian Tumors with Multidetector Computed Tomography and Tumor Markers: Differentiation of Stage I Serous Borderline Tumors and Stage I Serous Malignant Tumors Presenting as Solid-Cystic Mass

Xin-Ping Yu 1BCE , Ying Liu 2C , Jin-Wen Jiao 1D , Hong-Juan Yang 1B , Rui-Jing Wang 1D , Shuai Zhang 3ACF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.924497

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e924497

Table 5 Diagnostic performance of tumor markers and MDCT parameter for predicting SMOTs by ROC analyses.

ParameterAUCSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Threshold value
Age (years)0.75070.475.046.5
CA125 (U/mL)0.66242.689.6457.5
HE4 (pmol/L)0.72657.483.3107.0
Maximum thickness of wall (mm)0.68881.550.02.55
Maximum thickness of septa (mm)0.67474.162.53.1
Maximum diameter of solid component (mm)0.78168.577.140.3
Combination of age, vascular abnormalities and maximum diameter of solid portion0.93988.985.4
MDCT – multidetector computed tomography; SMOTs – serous malignant ovarian tumors; ROC – receiver operating characteristics; AUC – area under the ROC curve; CA125 – serum cancer antigen 125; HE4 – human epididymis protein 4.

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