To assess the clinical relevance of serum secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) levels in distinguishing patients with ovarian cancers from those with benign ovarian cysts, we determined concentrations with reference to the FIGO stage and other clinical characteristics.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.