A large-scale multi-institutional study evaluating prognostic aspects of positive ascites cytology and effects of therapeutic interventions in epithelial ovarian cancer

Abstract Positive ascites cytology is a strong prognostic factor in patients with early-stage ovarian cancer (OvCa). However, limited information is currently available on the impact of positive ascites cytology on patient prognoses under each clinical background. We herein investigated the comprehe...

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Main Authors: Masato Yoshihara, Ryo Emoto, Kazuhisa Kitami, Shohei Iyoshi, Kaname Uno, Kazumasa Mogi, Sho Tano, Nobuhisa Yoshikawa, Shigeyuki Matsui, Hiroaki Kajiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93718-3