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Sensitivity (SEN), specificity (SPE), positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR+\/LR\u2013), diagnostic odds ratios (DORs), and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were retrieved and analyzed using Stata 15.0.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After rigorous screening, a total of 15 high-quality clinical studies encompassing 934 patients with ovarian cancer, comprising 969 ovarian tumors (403 malignant tumors and 566 benign tumors), were included in the analysis. 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