The protein expression levels of VEGF and its receptors, Flt-1 and KDR/Flk-1, were detected in 48 cases of ovarian cancer using the streptavidin-biotin complex (SABC) immunohistochemical method, and tumor MVD was evaluated using F8 factor (FVIII-RA). The gene discussed is KDR; the disease is ovarian carcinoma.