Comparison of preoperative serum neopterin, periostin, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, YKL-40, and tenascin-C levels with current tumor markers for early-stage endometrial cancer

Unuvar S., Melekoglu R., Turkmen N., Yilmaz E., Yasar Ş., Yuce H.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, vol.155, no.3, pp.417-424, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 155 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ijgo.13666
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Public Affairs Index
  • Page Numbers: pp.417-424
  • Keywords: endometrial cancer, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, neopterin, periostin, tenascin-C, tumor biomarkers, YKL-40
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To compare the predictive value of serum levels of neopterin, periostin, YKL-40, tenascin-C (TNC), and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) with current tumor markers for the primary diagnosis of early-stage endometrial cancer.