title: Immunofluorescence study of the presence of herpes type 1 and type 2 antigens in patients with cancer of the uterine cervix.
abstract: The presence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) antigens was tested by direct immunofluorescence in 24 cases of cervical carcinoma and in 1 case of uterine leiomyosarcoma, in comparison with 34 uterine fibroma preparations that served as controls. HSV antigens type 1 and type 2 were detected in 8 cervical carcinoma cases and in the patient with uterine leiomyosarcoma.
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000276:immunology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000276:immunology; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral