Cytochemical characterization of ascitic fluid from a patient with ovarian cancer- a case report

• Author(s): Silva, Susana ; Silva, Regina A. ; Ferreira, Verónica ; Lobo, Cláudia ; Monteiro, Paula ; Abreu, Miguel Henriques ; Bartosch, Carla ; Ricardo, Sara
• Date: 2023
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/25368
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Ascites; Extracellular matrix; Neoplasm metastasis; Ovarian neoplasms
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy and peritoneal metastases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Malignant cells shed from primary tumor and float in ascitic fluid, as single cells or multicellular spheroids, and later implant on the peritoneal lining.