title: The normal female and the male breast epithelium does not express prostate-specific antigen. Preliminary immunohistochemical observations of autopsy breast tissues.
abstract: In the normal female and male breast epithelial structures any prostate-specific antigen (PSA) immunohistochemical positivity was observed. Variable PSA expression, which often borders the positivity, was observed in membranes of adipocytes of fat tissue and in the endothelium of small vessels in a female and a male breast. Based on these initial observations, tissue of the normal breast, male or female, can not be considered to be the principal source of PSA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Comenius University, School of Medicine and Faculty Hospital, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. zaviacic@fmed.uniba.sk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaviacic
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ablin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruzicková
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stvrtina
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Danihel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zaviacic
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pohlodek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holomán
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000276:immunology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen