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Figure 2

From: Control values of ovarian cancer tumor markers and standardisation of a protocol for sampling peritoneal fluid and performing washing during laparoscopy

Figure 2

Comparison of absolute quantity (ng) of sOPN, sCD44-v6 and sVCAM-1 among three consecutively performed washings, as well as between group A (black bars) and group B (grey bars). In comparison to the first, the absolute quantity of all three tumor markers significantly decreased in the second and third washings within both groups. There was no significant difference in absolute quantity of sOPN and sVCAM-1 between groups A and B in any of the three washings. However, there was a significant difference in absolute quantity of sCD44-v6 between groups A and B in all three washings. Washings were performed consecutively in patients of group A with a smaller volume of solution (1A: 20 ml, 2A: 20 ml and 3A: 10 ml) and in patients of group B with a larger volume of solution (1B: 50 ml, 2B: 50 ml and 3B: 20 ml). Tumor marker absolute quantity was calculated by multiplying tumor marker concentration (ng/ml) with the volume of aspirated washing (ml). *P <0.05, **P <0.01, ***P <0.001.

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