@article{Oli_Malla_Karmacharya_2019, title={A Case of Peritoneal-Pelvic Tuberculosis With Elevated CA-125; An Enigma as Ovarian Cancer}, volume={18}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/MJSBH/article/view/22390}, DOI={10.3126/mjsbh.v18i2.22390}, abstractNote={<p>Peritoneal-pelvic tuberculosis is a rare form of extrapulmonary-TB mainly affecting women of 20-40 years, especially in TB endemic countries. It classically presents with abdominal pain, menstrual irregularities, adnexal mass, and elevated serum CA-125 level, creating confusion with genital malignancy, especially ovarian one leading to difficulty in its management and often leads to devastating surgeries. Here’s a case of peritoneal-pelvic TB, a young lady with abdominal pain, radiologic associates and adnexal mass, and elevated serum CA-125 level is presented. So, it should always be one of the differential diagnosis of ovarian cancer especially among young women in TB endemic countries.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital}, author={Oli, Prakash Raj and Malla, Rosy Vaidya and Karmacharya, Kavita}, year={2019}, month={Jul.}, pages={60–63} }