Abstract:
Objective To study the expression of p53 protein in ovarian cancer and its relationship to cell proliferative activity, lymph node metastasis as well as prognosis. Methods The expression of p53 and PCNA was detected in 68 cases of ovarian cancer by means of S -P immunohistochemical technique. Results 52.9% of ovarian cancer was positive. The cell porliferative activity and the frequency of lymph node metastasis in p53- positive cases were significantly higher than those of p53- negative (P< 0.05). Th...