Patients with suspected HGSOC scheduled to undergo primary debulking surgery (PDS) or interval debulking surgery (IDS) will be recruited in the study. Prior histopathological confirmation of HGSOC will be required for IDS. The PDS cases without prior histological diagnosis will be selected on the basis of clinical suspicion (elevated serum CA125 and CT imaging).
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Patients less than 18 Years old
Pregnancy
Non-serous high grade epithelial ovarian cancer (serous low grade, mucinous, clear cell carcinoma, endometrioid or non-epithelial ovarian cancer)