Definition: Carbohydrate antigen most commonly seen in tumors of the ovary and occasionally seen in breast, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. CA 125 is clearly tumor-associated but not tumor-specific.
a carbohydrate antigen assoc with various tumors but also normal tissue; CA stands for Cancer-Associated
Other names Antigen CA-125; Antigen, CA-125; Antigen, CA 125; Antigen CA 125; CA 125 Antigen