Abstract:Objective To investigate the value of serum soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP), angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) and risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm (ROMA) index for diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers. Methods In this study, 47 cases of epithelial ovarian cancers and 50 cases of benign ovarian diseases treated in our hospital were selected as the observation group, and 40 healthy women having physical examination were selected as the control group. ELISA was used to detect serum SMRP and ANGPTL3 levels, and the ROMA index was calculated. The accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of SMRP, ANGPTL3 and ROMA in the diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers were retrospectively analyzed. Results There were significant differences in SMRP and ANGPTL3 among the epithelial ovarian cancer group, the benign ovarian disease group and the control group (P < 0.05). The level of SMRP in the epithelial ovarian cancer group was higher than that in the benign ovarian disease group and the control group (P < 0.05). The level of ANGPTL3 in the epithelial ovarian cancer group was lower than that in the benign ovarian disease group and the healthy group (P < 0.05). With the pathological diagnosis as the gold standard, the coincidence rate of SMRP in diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers was 82.00%, the coincidence rate of ANGPTL3 in diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers was 72.00%, and the coincidence rate of ROMA index for diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers was 90.00%. The sensitivity and specificity of SMRP in diagnosing epithelial ovarian cancers were 82.00% and 95.74% respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of ANGPTL3 in the diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers were 72.00% and 89.36%. The sensitivity and specificity of ROMA index in the diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancers were 90.00% and 80.85%. The sensitivity of the combined three in the diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer was 98.00%, and the specificity was 97.87%. Conclusions The combined examination of serum SMRP, ANGPTL3 and ROMA index can provide more accurate diagnosis for epithelial ovarian cancers, and is of high clinical value.