الفهرس 
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Abstract
Ovarian cancer accounts for much more deaths than cancer of the corpusuteri and uterine cervix .Nearly 70% of patients with ovarian cancer have extrapelvic metastases at the time of initial diagnosis .The 5 year survival rate is relatively poor and this is mainly attributed to late diagnosis due to the insiduous nature of the disease, to the unreliability of clinical examination and the lack of an effective early mass screening programme.
This work was performed at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Assiut University Hospital .A total of 107 patients presented with various symptoms suggestive of ovarian swellings , as well as 54 clinically free women (controls) were recruited.