Table 2.
Correlation of peritoneal cytology with histological subtype of tumor
| Peritoneal.cytology | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||||
| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | ||
| Serous carcinoma | 20 | 76.92 | 6 | 23.08 | 0.042 |
| Endometrioid carcinoma | 4 | 44.44 | 5 | 55.56 | |
| Mucinous carcinoma | 2 | 25.00 | 6 | 75.00 | |
| Clear cell carcinoma | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Transitional cell carcinoma | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Malignant mixed mullerian tumor | 2 | 66.67 | 1 | 33.33 | |
| Borderline serous tumor | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Borderline mucinous tumor | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 100.00 | |
| Metastatic carcinoma | 1 | 50.00 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Dysgerminoma | 1 | 50.00 | 1 | 50.00 | |
| Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma | 2 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 35 | 58.33 | 25 | 41.67 | |