title: Nonspecificity of colon-specific antigen in adenocarcinomas. An immunohistochemical study of 422 cases.
abstract: To determine the specificity of colon-specific antigen in adenocarcinomas, routinely prepared paraffin-embedded tissue from 422 cases of adenocarcinoma were studied using a commercially available monoclonal antibody to colon-specific antigen and a standard avidin-biotin immunohistochemical technique. Positive reactivity for colon-specific antigen was very common (80% to 100%) in adenocarcinomas of the colon, distal esophagus/stomach, ovary, endocervix, endometrium, lung, pancreas, prostate, and bile ducts. Positive reactions were infrequent in adenocarcinomas of the breast (16%) and in hepatocellular carcinomas (23%). No immunoreactivity was seen in adenocarcinomas of the thyroid or in renal cell carcinomas. It is concluded that colon-specific antigen is not a colon-specific marker in adenocarcinomas. However, it may be useful in ruling out adenocarcinomas of renal or thyroid origin in certain clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Loy
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Diaz-Arias
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bickel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C030139:colon-specific antigen