title: The use of a panel of monoclonal antibodies can lower false-negative diagnoses of peritoneal washings in ovarian tumors.
abstract: A correct surgical staging of ovarian carcinoma and the identification of persistent microscopic disease at second-look surgery largely rely on the cytologic examination of peritoneal washings (PW). Nevertheless, the morphologic analysis of these fluids frequently provides false-negative findings. As shown in other areas of cytodiagnosis, monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) to tumor-associated antigens may be a useful adjunct to overcome the limitations of conventional cytopathologic examination of PW. To evaluate this question, immunocytochemical tests were done using a panel of four MoAb to ovarian carcinoma-associated antigens (B72.3, MOv18, MOv19, and OC-125) to analyze 117 PW sampled during initial surgical staging and 121 PW harvested at second-look operations. The results of this study showed that immunocytochemical tests using the combination of the four reagents could improve cytodiagnosis more than 15% in both groups of PW. Thus a significant fraction of patients could be correctly staged and treated or become potentially curable by second-line salvage therapy.
authors.affiliation: Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mottolese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salzano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vincenzoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benevolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bigotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iacovelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Atlante
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Natali
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000379:methods; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal