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Table 1 Clinicopathological data of the ovarian cancer patients

From: Expression profiles of VEGF-A, VEGF-D and VEGFR1 are higher in distant metastases than in matched primary high grade epithelial ovarian cancer

Variable

Ovarian carcinoma (%)

Total

86 (100)

Median age at diagnosis, years

58 (26–88)

Histologic subtype

 Serous

51 (59)

 High grade

45

 Low grade

6

 Mucinous

11 (13)

 Endometrioid

15 (17)

 High grade

13

 Low grade

2

 Clear cell

5 (6)

 Other

4 (5)

Ca12–5 median, kU/l

363 (5–10,100)

FIGO Stage

 I

12 (13)

 II

10 (12)

 III

46 (53)

 IV

18 (22)

Histological gradea

 1

9 (12)

 2

25 (33)

 3

41 (55)

Ascites

60 (70)

No ascites

16 (19)

No data on ascites

10 (11)

Residual tumor at primary surgery

 None

40 (47)

  ≤ 1 cm

8 (9)

  > 1 cm

38 (44)

Chemotherapy response

 Complete response

57 (66)

 Partial response

4 (5)

 Stable disease

2 (2)

 Progressive disease

5 (6)

 No chemotherapy

5 (6)

 No data

13 (15)

Tumor recurrence

42 (49)

No recurrence

25 (29)

No data on recurrence

19 (22)

Patient status

 Dead from ovarian cancer

46 (53)

 Alive

35 (41)

Median follow-up, months

65 (0–198)

  1. Values are presented as n (%) or as indicated units (range)
  2. a Mucinous tumors are not graded