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Case Study: Catalina

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Test

Tumor marker reported negative at the gynecologic-oncology evaluation

Event date
2022-01-26 Exact date
Document date
2022-05-18
Entry date
2026-10-29
Evidence type
Medical record
Source reference
medical-record dated 2022-05-18
Certainty
Documented
Review
Editorial review · Editorial review only: transcription from the IMSS medical summary GIN/004 (18 May 2022) checked against the document; publication approved by the case owner. No clinical-specialist review. · 2026-10-30

Summary

At the gynecologic-oncology evaluation of 26 January 2022 the tumor marker was reported negative, according to the medical summary.

Documented findings

«su marcador tumoral fue negativo»; reported at the evaluation of 26 January 2022.

Uncertainty

The marker is not named and no value or reference range is given.

Related treatment context

No treatment-context entry is linked to this event.

12 events

  1. Interval

    TestDocumented

    Diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

    Non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed in 2000, according to the 2022 medical summary, which gives the year only.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  2. Interval

    Confirmed administrationDocumented

    Radiotherapy for the lymphoma, 30 fractions, completed in 2000

    Radiotherapy for the lymphoma, 30 fractions, completed in 2000 according to the medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  3. Approximate date

    Clinical outcomeDocumented

    Lymphoma surveillance from 2001

    Under surveillance for the lymphoma from 2001, according to the medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  4. Approximate date

    TestDocumented

    Diagnosis of ovarian cancer, stage IV (pleural effusion), poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma

    Ovarian cancer, stage IV because of a pleural effusion, with a diagnosis of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, as stated in the 2022 medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  5. Exact date

    ProcedureDocumented

    Laparoscopy at another institution

    Laparoscopy performed on 17 October 2020 at an institution other than the IMSS Oncology Hospital, according to the medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  6. Exact date

    Confirmed administrationDocumented

    Adjuvant chemotherapy, four cycles, completed

    Adjuvant chemotherapy, four cycles, administered at the IMSS Oncology Hospital and completed on 10 March 2021, according to the medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  7. Exact date

    ProcedureDocumented

    Interval cytoreductive surgery, reported as optimal

    Interval cytoreductive surgery on 17 May 2021, reported as optimal: hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy, without complications.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  8. Exact date

    Clinical outcomeDocumented

    Hospital discharge after the cytoreduction

    Discharged on 19 May 2021 after the cytoreduction, without complications, according to the medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  9. Exact date

    TestDocumented

    Tumor marker reported negative at the gynecologic-oncology evaluation

    At the gynecologic-oncology evaluation of 26 January 2022 the tumor marker was reported negative, according to the medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  10. Exact date

    Clinical outcomeDocumented

    Evaluation of 26 January 2022: stable, no evidence of recurrence, ECOG 0

    At the last gynecologic-oncology evaluation recorded in the summary (26 January 2022) she reported no symptoms, was considered stable with no evidence of recurrence, and had an ECOG performance status of 0.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  11. Exact date

    Clinical outcomeDocumented

    No evidence of disease, stable, as of the medical summary

    As of the medical summary of 18 May 2022, the patient was reported without evidence of disease and stable.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

  12. about four months after 26 January 2022, with a control CT (exact date not stated) Unknown date

    Scheduled appointmentDocumented

    Follow-up appointment with a control CT scan

    A follow-up visit was scheduled about four months after the 26 January 2022 evaluation, with a control CT scan, according to the medical summary.

    Evidence type: Medical recordDocument date: 2022-05-18

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