Table 3.

Tumour morphology by CA125 test result

nBorderline tumour, n (%)Invasive tumourOverall analysis, P-value
Epithelial, n (%)Non-epithelial, n (%)NOS, n (%)
Abnormal CA125 test result35147 (13)284a (81)4 (1)16 (5)<0.001
Normal CA125 test result10551 (49)39b (37)9 (9)6 (6)
Pairwise analysis, P-value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.6
  • a Serous, n = 158; endometrioid, n = 16; mucinous, n = 14; clear cell, n = 14; other epithelial, n = 13; epithelial cancers of unknown morphology, n = 69.

  • b Serous, n = 16; endometrioid, n = 4; mucinous, n = 8; clear cell, n = 3, other epithelial, n = 4; epithelial cancers of unknown morphology, n = 4. P-values are derived from Fisher’s exact test for independence. CA125 = cancer antigen 125. NOS = not otherwise specified, that is, could not be classified as epithelial or non-epithelial based on the information in the cancer registry.