Tumor epithelial Cav-1 expression averaged 8-fold higher than adjacent stroma (mean 2.56 vs 0.29, p = 8.7x10-19) while benign ovarian epithelium had 2.5 fold higher expression compared to normal stroma (mean 3.06 vs. 0.88, p = 3.7x10-9). Here, CAV1 is linked to neoplasm.