[Endocrine aspects of ovarian concer. II. Biochemical and histochemical examinations]

In the values of estradiol estimated radioimmunologically in the serum in a group of 12 patients with carcinoma of the ovary there were no significant differences to a control group. The histochemical reaction for the visualiztion of steroid-3beta-ol-dehydrogenase was in 3 of 10 cases only slightly positive.