Do tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes really indicate favorable prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer?

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of lymphocyte infiltration on prognostic parameters, recurrence and survival in ovarian cancer.

Study Design: Sixty-two patients who were primarily operated for epithelial ovarian carcinoma between 1997 and 2008 were included. CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20 and FoxP3 expressions were evaluated immunohistochemically on sections obtained from paraffin-embedded tissues.