title: [Diagnostic and prognostic importance of the polyamine test of patients with ovarian tumors].
abstract: Assays of urine-polyamine levels were run in 66 patients with ovarian tumors. The levels of polyamine excretion were found to be significantly higher in cases of malignant epithelial tumors than in control. In the course of effective therapy, polyamine concentration showed a sharp increase followed by a decrease in posttreatment period. The index of therapy efficacy (Formula: see text) was in a strict correlation with the clinical status in 78% of cases. Polyamine tests should be recommended for diagnosis, evaluating the effectiveness of therapy and making prognosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy / Q000652:urine; D011073:Polyamines / Q000652:urine; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011073:Polyamines
vernacular_title: Diagnosticheskoe i prognosticheskoe znachenie poliaminnogo testa u bol'nykh s opukholiami iaichnikov.