Utility of Preoperative Inflammatory Markers to Distinguish Epithelial Ovarian Cancer from Benign Ovarian Masses.

ABSTRACT: Background: Inflammatory markers have been reported to be predictors for the presence of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), however, the cut-off value of each marker remains unclear and predictive capability of the markers in different histology types of EOC is still unknown. Methods: A total of 207 patients with benign ovarian masses and 887 EOC patients who underwent surgical resection, and were pathologically diagnosed were included. We compared the difference of preoperative inflammatory markers between benign ovarian masses and EOC patients. Stratified analysis by histology subtype was further conducted. Logistic regression analyses and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves was used to evaluate the predictive capability of the markers. Results: Neutrophil-t

SUBMITTER: Li L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8040725 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature