We outline a protocol that implements both in vivo and ex vivo approaches to study ovarian cancer colonization of peritoneal adipose tissues, particularly the omentum. Furthermore, we present a protocol to quantitate and analyze immune cell-structures in the omentum known as milky spots, which promote metastases of peritoneal adipose.
Krishnan, V., Clark, R., Chekmareva, M., Johnson, A., George, S., Shaw, P., Seewaldt, V., Rinker-Schaeffer, C. In Vivo and Ex Vivo Approaches to Study Ovarian Cancer Metastatic Colonization of Milky Spot Structures in Peritoneal Adipose. J. Vis. Exp. (104), e52721, doi:10.3791/52721 (2015).