title: Prognostic factors in ovarian cancer.
abstract: Epithelial ovarian cancers vary considerably in their biologic behavior and this is reflected in the variety of clinicopathologic factors that are used for predicting outcome. This article assesses the potential value of some of the newer prognostic factors and critically evaluates the more commonly used clinicopathologic variables.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Friedlander
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D011003:Ploidies; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate