beta-HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIN AND CARCINO-EMBRYONIC ANTIGEN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OVARIAN CARCINOMA

Summary Measurements of HCG and carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) were made in 26 patients with ovarian cancer to evaluate these substances as tumour markers; 13·4 per cent of 194 CEA estimations and 14·6 per cent of 144 HCG estimations were abnormal. CEA values were abnormal in 9 out of 26 patients and HCG values in 13 out of 26 patients. The implications of these findings particularly the presence of HCG are discussed.