Molecular analysis of ascitic fluid cytology reflects genetic changes of malignancies of the ovary equivalent to surgically resected specimens.
Takahiro NozakiIkuko SakamotoKeiko KagamiKenji AmemiyaYosuke HirotsuHitoshi MochizukiMasao OmataPublished in: Cancer cytopathology (2022)
The current results indicated that genomic analysis of AC can identify all of the genetic changes associated with epithelial ovarian cancer to understand tumor characteristics without interventional surgery or biopsy and may play an important role in developing personalized precision medicine.