Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Patient | Age | Metastatic | Grade | Cancer Histology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | Yes | Silverberg III | SC |
| 2 | 37 | No | Silverberg III | Mixed serous (90%) and clear cell (10%) |
| 3 | 59 | No | Grade II | Mucinous |
| 4 | 42 | No | AC: Grade IISC: Grade III | Endometrioid AC (65%) and SC (30%) |
| 5 | 77 | Yes | Grade III | Papillary serous carcinoma in the ovaries, omentum and uterus |
The age and disease characteristics of the ovarian cancer patients recruited for this study. Some patients were assessed using a specific ovarian cancer Silverberg grading system for prognosis while the rest of the patients were assessed using the standard tumor grading system. Adenocarcinoma: AC; Serous carcinoma: SC.