TP53 and ovarian carcinoma: As far as TP53 is concerned, in the literature there are few studies on clinical significance of TP53 protein accumulation in large groups of advanced stage ovarian carcinomas (Hartmann et al, 1994; Eltabbakh et al, 1997; Baekelandt et al, 1999; Ferrandina et al, 1999; Shahin et al, 2000; Reles et al, 2001).