In previous studies from our group, we attributed ovarian tumours with high tumoral VEGF-C expression, measured by Western blot, a mesenchymal tumour type, which is associated with larger tumour conglomerates, in comparison with those ovarian tumorsdisplaying small miliar peritoneal dissemination, which were assigned an epithelial phenotype [12, 15]. The gene discussed is VEGFC; the disease is neoplasm.