Title |
Control values of ovarian cancer tumor markers and standardisation of a protocol for sampling peritoneal fluid and performing washing during laparoscopy
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Published in |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1477-7819-12-278 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Katarina Galic Jerman, Borut Kobal, Marina Jakimovska, Ivan Verdenik, Katarina Cerne |
Abstract |
Determination of the tumor marker concentration in peritoneal fluid (PF) may help to assess its potential to detect small concentration changes between benign ovarian pathology and early stage ovarian cancer. Peritoneal washing, which can also be obtained when PF is absent, is already included in the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging classification for ovarian cancer but sampling has not yet been standardized. Since our aim was to evaluate the relationship between marker concentration in PF and washing, standardization of the sampling protocol was a prerequisite to ensure reliable results. |
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