title: Serum protein, enzyme and immunoglobulin responses following perineal cryosurgery for carcinoma of the prostate.
abstract: Alterations in serum proteins, enzymes and immunoglobulins were analyzed sequentially in 40 patients undergoing perineal cryosurgery for carcinoma of the prostate. A search was made for evidence of a tumor marker and for augmented host response attributable to an immune mechanism. The data showed little evidence to support a systemic immune response. A reliable tumor marker could not be identified when cryosurgery was used alone.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D000135:Acid Phosphatase