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  • Title: Localization of carcinoembryonic antigen in uterine cervical neoplasia.
    Author: Agarwal S, Sharma S.
    Journal: Indian J Med Res; 1990 Dec; 92():452-5. PubMed ID: 2079363.
    Abstract:
    Tissues for 74 uterine cervical lesions including 64 invasive squamous cell carcinomas, 4 adenocarcinomas and 6 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were studied by peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) method for presence of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). CEA was absent in normal squamous and endocervical epithelium. The antigen was demonstrated in all the cases of CIN (100%) and in 48 invasive carcinomas (70.6%). A heterogeneous pattern of staining was noted in different cases and also within a tumour. None of the 6 endometrial carcinomas showed CEA reactivity while all sections from endocervical carcinomas were positive for CEA. Carcinoembryonic antigen may be a useful tumour marker in the diagnosis of cervical neoplasia and helpful in differentiating endocervical carcinoma from endometrial carcinoma.
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