Pre-operative plasma VEGF-C levels portend recurrence in epithelial ovarian cancer patients and is a bankable prognostic marker even in the initial assessment of a patient.

J Ovarian Res · 2024 · PMC11003002 · PMID 38594780

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The plasma VEGF-C, tissue COX-2 and tissue Ki-67 exhibited highly significant positive correlations with the FIGO stage, grade, malignancy, bilateral affliction, CA-125 levels and ascites presence.

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