title: An immunohistochemical study of distribution of carcinoembryonic antigen in epithelial tumours of the ovary.
abstract: An immunohistochemical study of the tissue CEA content of 82 epithelial neoplasms of the ovary has shown that mucinous tumours contain more of this substance than do their serous counterparts; otherwise a knowledge of tissue CEA content appears to be of little value in the differential histological diagnosis of this group of neoplasms. Among mucinous tumours there is only a partial correspondence between their degree of malignancy, as assessed histologically, and their content of CEA. It is postulated that immunohistological study of tissue CEA may add a degree of finesse to morphological analysis of these neoplasms and thus allow for a more precise grading of their degree of malignancy.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000276:immunology*; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008649:Mesonephroma / Q000276:immunology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen