METHOD AND REAGENT FOR DETECTING MALIGNANT OVARIAN TUMORS

摘要

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for detecting malignant ovarian tumors distinctly from benign ovarian tumors and a reagent that can be used in the method. This method for detecting malignant ovarian tumors (excluding high-grade serous carcinoma) distinctly from benign ovarian tumors is characterized in that the amount of TFPI2 in a sample originating from a patient is measured. In addition, an antibody that specifically recognizes TFPI2 processing polypeptide and intact TPFI2 is included in a reagent for detecting malignant ovarian tumors (excluding high-grade serous carcinoma) distinctly from benign ovarian tumors.