title: Serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen levels in patients with invasive squamous vulvar and vaginal cancer: a preliminary report.
abstract: Pretreatment serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC) levels were obtained in 12 patients with invasive vulvar and 5 patients with invasive vaginal squamous cancer. Only 4 of 12 (33%) patients with vulvar cancer and 1 of 5 (20%) patients with vaginal cancer, usually those with more advanced disease, had elevated serum SCC levels at the time of diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8091.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patsner
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015843:Serpins; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D014846:Vulvar Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D015843:Serpins; C051072:squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen