title: Cervical carcinoma antigen: distribution in neoplastic lesions of the uterine cervix and comparison to other tumor markers.
abstract: Four antibodies (anti-CCA, anti-CEA, Ca-l, and anti-EMA) were used to study the distribution of antibody-binding sites in normal endocervical mucosa, metaplastic squamous epithelium, squamous epithelium exhibiting varying grades of intraepithelial neoplasia, and invasive squamous cell carcinoma. Anti-CCA, a novel monoclonal antibody raised against an extract of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, recognizes dysplastic, neoplastic, and metaplastic cervical epithelial cells. While anti-CCA and Ca-l rarely stained normal glandular epithelium, 31.4 and 45.7% of the samples stained positively for CEA and EMA, respectively. There did not appear to be significant differences between anti-CCA and the other antibodies in the frequency with which neoplastic conditions were stained. Based upon these observations, it appears that none of the antibodies tested can be regarded as a specific tumor marker.
mesh_terms: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000276:immunology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology; D000939:Epitopes; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D018396:Mucin-1; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D000939:Epitopes; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D018396:Mucin-1