Table 4 Ascites and cancer index of major lesion at the uterus, omentum and adominal wall incision of the operative groups. 103 ovarian cancer cells (0–342) dispersed in 1 ml MEM were injected into abdomin immediately after manipulation at uterine horn. Animals were killed at day 14 after operative procedure. Group 1: laparoscopy and coagulation/incision of right uterine horn; group 2: laparotomy and grapsing of right uterine horn; group 3: laparotomy and coagulation/incision of right uterine horn; group 4: laparotomy and ligation/resection of right uterine horn
From: Influence of surgical trauma on tumor establishment in a rat ovarian cancer model
Group | Number of animals | Number of animals with acsites | Cancer index omentum (median) | Cancer index abdominal wall incision (median) | Cancer index left uterine horn (median) | Cancer index right uterine horn (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 0/8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 5 | 2/5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 |
3 | 7 | 7/7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 |
4 | 5 | 5/5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |